David Ricardo on Public Debt provides a comprehensive view of the topic of public debt from the Ricardian standpoint. It shows how and why Ricardo's analysis of public debt connects to other themes and issues in Ricardian economics. With extensive reference to Ricardo's own words Churchman demonstrates that his writings and speeches on the subject of public debt provide an interesting exploration of issues still very relevant today. In addition, they furnish us with a rich source of evidence regarding topics of interest to all Ricardian scholars, including his theories of resource allocation and economic growth, the quality of his applications of analysis to practical questions, and the motives behind both his abstract reasoning and policy recommendations.

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NANCY CHURCHMAN graduated with her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Toronto in 1997.

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Book Title: David Ricardo on Public Debt
Authors: Nancy Churchman
Series Title: Studies in the History of Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230509016
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2001
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-92148-7Published: 19 July 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42482-5Published: 01 January 2001
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50901-6Published: 19 July 2001
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 186
Topics: Economic History, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Public Finance, History of Economic Thought/Methodology

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Public Debt and the Economics of David Ricardo

Public Debt Policy and Public Extravagance: the Ricardo—Malthus Debate

The Capital Levy Proposal: Implications for Ricardian Method

Ricardo on Public Debt: the Question of Motive

Ricardo and Modern Public Debt Theory

Summary and Conclusion

Back Matter

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