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Part of: The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, 11 vols (Sraffa ed.) The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Vol. 8 Letters 1819-June 1821
- Piero Sraffa (editor)
- David Ricardo (author)
This period of Ricardo’s life witnessed his entrance into Parliament as a member of the House of Commons where he became an influential advocate of free trade through his opposition to Britain’s restrictive “Corn laws.” These letters preserve the intellectual give-and-take on many of the political economic issues of Ricardo’s age. The list of these eminent correspondents include: T. R. Malthus (1766-1834). Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), and Jean Baptiste-Say (1762-1832).
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Critical Responses
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Economics and Ideology: Aspects of the Post-Ricardian LiteratureSamuel Hollander
A number of criticisms to Ricardo’s central ideas are discussed in this essay.
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Searching for Capitalism in the Wreckage of GlobalizationOren Cass
In this article the author argues that Ricardo’s concept of comparative advantage is not of general application.
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