John Law: Economic Theorist and Policy-Maker

by Antoin E. Murphy

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John Law (1671-1729) is most widely known outside economics as a rake, duellist and gambler. This biography shows him to have been a significant economic theorist when economic conceptualization was very much at an embryonic stage. It also explains his ultimate failure.

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Economics, Nonfiction, Business, Biography & Memoir, History
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332.092Social sciencesEconomicsFinancial economicsBiography And HistoryBiography
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HG172 .L3 .M87Social sciencesFinanceFinance
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