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50th Anniversary Anthology of the Works of David Ricardo
This List Is By:
Liberty Fund Staff
Liberty Fund, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
The 50th Anniversary of Liberty Fund (1960-2010)
Liberty Fund was founded in 1960 thus making 2010 its 50th Anniversary Year. As part of the celebrations organized for this year we plan to create a number of anthologies drawn from the books which Liberty Fund has published over the decades. The idea is to introduce readers to some of the outstanding material which Liberty Fund has produced over this period in the hope that it might encourage people to read the original books for themselves.
In particular, we will showcase the outstanding definitive scholarly editions of the following economists and political theorists:
- The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith (7 titles). The Glasgow Edition was originally published by Oxford University Press in 1976 to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the publication of Smith’s best known work The Wealth of Nations in 1776. It was republished by Liberty Fund between 1981-1987.
- The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, ed. J.M. Robson (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1963-1991), 33 vols. All 33 vols. are available online at the Online Library of Liberty. Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, and X have been republished in book form by Liberty Fund in 2006.
- The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005), 11 vols. This eleven-volume set was prepared under the auspices of the Royal Economic Society by Piero Sraffa and printed by Cambridge University Press in 1951–1973.
- Liberty Fund Library of the Works of Ludwig von Mises, ed. Bettina Bien Greaves. 9 vols.
- The Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics, general editor Knud Haakonssen. 40 vols.
Additional anthologies of Liberty Fund books are planned in the following subject areas and topics: The American Revolution and Constitution, History of Political Thought, Economics, History, Law, Political Thought.
A complete list of books published by Liberty Fund can be found at its online catalog from which they can be purchased. Many of these are also available online at the OLL here.
David Ricardo (1772-1823)
David Ricardo (1772-1823) was born in London of parents recently emigrated from Amsterdam, where he was educated as a youth in yeshivas. He returned to London and made a large fortune as a stockbroker, and eventually was elected to Parliament; but he also enjoyed reading about economics. He was ultimately inspired by Smith’s The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, and, using his background in the stock market and his natural incisive ability, actively disagreed with the mercantilist views on gold accumulation and the pricing of gold. He eventually took on some of Smith’s inconsistencies, and in the process developed the role of comparative advantage in international trade. He is one of the early describers of what has become known as “Ricardian equivalence” - the condition that real interest rates are influenced by government spending, but not necessarily by the way the government finances that spending (via borrowing or taxation). His contributions to the economics of rent, monetary theory, and the theory of value influenced economists of his day and since. [The image comes from “The Warren J. Samuels Portrait Collection at Duke University.”]
The selections are taken from Liberty Fund’s edition of the The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa, 11 vols.
For additional reading see:
- David Ricardo bio page
- School of Thought: The Classical School of Economics
- Timeline on the Life and Work of David Ricardo
- at our sister website Econlib: the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics entry on Ricardo
The Price of Gold [1809/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 3 Pamphlets and Papers 1809-1811. Chapter: THE PRICE OF GOLD THREE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MORNING CHRONICLE1809
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/204/38441 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
The High Price of Bullion [1810/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 3 Pamphlets and Papers 1809-1811. Chapter: THE HIGH PRICE OF BULLION 1810– 11
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/204/38448 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
An Essay on the Influence of a Low Price of Corn on the Profits of Stock [1815/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 4 Pamphlets and Papers 1815-1823. Chapter: AN ESSAY ON THE INFLUENCE OF A LOW PRICE OF CORN ON THE PROFITS OF STOCK 1815
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/205/38579 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
On Rent in Principles of Political Economy and Taxation [1817/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 1 Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. Chapter: chapter ii: On Rent
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/113/38277 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
On Foreign Trade in Principles of Political Economy and Taxation [1817/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 1 Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. Chapter: chapter vii: On Foreign Trade
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/113/38287 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
On Currency and Banks in Principles of Political Economy and Taxation [1817/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 1 Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. Chapter: chapter xxvii: On Currency and Banks
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/113/38327 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
On Natural and Market Price in Principles of Political Economy and Taxation [1817/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 1 Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. Chapter: chapter iv: On Natural and Market Price
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/113/38281 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Two Papers on Parliamentary Reform [1818/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 5 Speeches and Evidence 1815-1823. Chapter: TWO PAPERS ON PARLIAMENTARY REFORM
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/206/38916 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Evidence on the Usury Laws [1818/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 5 Speeches and Evidence 1815-1823. Chapter: EVIDENCE ON THE USURY LAWS 1818
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/206/38872 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Speeches to Parliament [1819/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 5 Speeches and Evidence 1815-1823. Chapter: SESSION 1819
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/206/38746 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Funding System [1820/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 4 Pamphlets and Papers 1815-1823. Chapter: FUNDING SYSTEM AN ARTICLE IN THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH EDITIONS OF THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA 1820
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/205/38605 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
On Protection to Agriculture [1822/2004]
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 4 Pamphlets and Papers 1815-1823. Chapter: ON PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE 1822
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/205/38608 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Letter from Ricardo to Malthus (July 1811)
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 6 Letters 1810-1815. Chapter: 16.: ricardo to malthus 2[Reply to 15.—Answered by 17]
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/207/59199 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Letter from Ricardo to McCulloch (29 March 1820)
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 8 Letters 1819-1821. Chapter: 359.: ricardo to mcculloch1[Reply to 358.—Answered by 360]
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/211/60665 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Letter from Ricardo to Francis Place (2 September 1821)
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 9 Letters 1821-1823. Chapter: 451.: ricardo to place1[Reply to 450a]
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/213/61345 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Letter from Ricardo to James Mill Part I (18 December 1821)
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 9 Letters 1821-1823. Chapter: 473.: ricardo to mill1
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/213/61389 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Letter from Ricardo to James Mill Part II (18 December 1821)
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 9 Letters 1821-1823. Chapter: [enclosure: ricardo’s notes on mill’s elements of political economy]
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/213/61391 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.
Letter from Ricardo to Jean-Baptiste Say (5 March 1822)
David Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed. Piero Sraffa with the Collaboration of M.H. Dobb (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2005). Vol. 9 Letters 1821-1823. Chapter: 488.: ricardo to say1[Reply to 446.—Answered by 496]
Accessed from oll.libertyfund.org/title/213/61420 on 2010-02-03
First published by Cambridge University Press in 1951. Copyright 1951, 1952, 1955, 1973 by the Royal Economic Society. This edition of The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., under license from the Royal Economic Society.