Download or read book Studies in the History of Economic Theory Before 1870 written by Marian Bowley and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of six studies concerning the history of economic theory from the seventeenth century up to 1870 - covers the economic analysis of interest, theories of value, price mechanism, market structure, wages and profit, examines contributions of cantillon, adam smith, ricardo, malthus etc., and outlines contemporary attitudes to the role of work and capital.