Lionel Robbins' lectures on the history of economic thought comprise one of the greatest accounts since World War II of the evolution of economic ideas. This volume features these lectures. It covers a broad chronological range, including Plato, Aristotle, Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Marx, and Alfred Marshall. List of Figures xi Foreword xiii Introduction xv A. ANTICIPATIONS 3(72) Introduction--Plato 5(11) Plato and Aristotle 16(10) Aquinas and the Scholastics 26(9) Pamphleteers---Money (Oresme, Bodin, ``W.S.'') 35(11) Pamphleteers---Mercantilism (Malynes, Misselden, Mun) 46(9) Sir William Petty 55(11) Child and Locke (Interest) 66(9) B. EMERGENCE OF SYSTEMS 75(90) Cantillon 77(9) Cantillon (cont.)---Physiocracy 86(9) Physiocrats---Turgot 95(9) Locke and Hume on Property---Hume on Money 104(10) Hume on Interest and Trade---Precursors of Adam Smith 114(11) General Survey of Smith's Intentions---The Wealth of Nations: Analytical (I) 125(8) The Wealth of Nations: Analytical (II) 133(10) The Wealth of Nations: Analytical (III)---Policy (I) 143(10) The Wealth of Nations: Policy (II) 153(12) C. NINETEENTH-CENTURY CLASSICISM 165(64) General Review---Malthus on Population 167(9) Value and Distribution: Historical Origin---Analytical (I) 176(9) Value and Distribution: Analytical (II) 185(7) Value and Distribution: Analytical (III) 192(9) Overall Equilibrium 201(9) International Trade 210(9) John Stuart Mill 219(10) D. OTHER MID-NINETEENTH-CENTURY THOUGHT 229(18) Mill (cont.)---Saint-Simon and Marx 231(7) Marx (cont.)---List and the Historical School 238(9) E. BEGINNINGS OF MODERN ANALYSIS 247(74) The Historical School (cont.)---Precursors of Change: Cournot, von Thunen, and Rae 249(9) The Marginal Revolution (I): Jevons 258(10) The Marginal Revolution (II): Jevons and Menger 268(9) The Marginal Revolution (III): Costs (Wieser)---The Pricing of Factor Services (Wieser, Clark, Wicksteed) 277(8) Capital Theory: Bohm-Bawerk and Fisher 285(10) Walras---Pareto 295(8) Marshall 303(9) Money: Fisher, Marshall, Wicksell 312(9) Afterword The Further Evolution of the Subject 321(16) Appendix A Robbins'Reading List 337(10) Appendix B Robbins' Writings in the History of Economic Thought 347(6) References 353(18) Index 371