20 of the Most Important Books for Economics before 1940

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New York Public Library, 20 Books

20 of the Most Important Books for Economics before 1940
By John Balow, Curator for Business, History and Social Science, Collections Strategy

This list was originally published in 2014 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'The Politics' by Aristotle
The Politics

Aristotle

Cover of 'Corpus Juris Canonici' by Unknown
Corpus Juris Canonici

Unknown

Cover of 'Summa De Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni & Proportionalita' by Luca Pacioli
Summa De Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni & Proportionalita

Luca Pacioli

Cover of 'England's Treasure By Forraign Trade' by Thomas Mun
England's Treasure By Forraign Trade

Thomas Mun

Cover of 'Verbum Sapienti' by William Petty
Verbum Sapienti

William Petty

Cover of 'The Fable Of The Bees' by Bernard Mandeville
The Fable Of The Bees

Bernard Mandeville

Cover of 'Political Discourses' by David Hume
Political Discourses

David Hume

Cover of 'The Wealth of Nations' by Adam Smith
The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

Cover of 'An Essay on the Principle of Population' by Thomas Robert Malthus
An Essay on the Principle of Population

Thomas Robert Malthus

Cover of 'On The Principles Of Political Economy And Taxation' by David Ricardo
On The Principles Of Political Economy And Taxation

David Ricardo

Cover of 'Principles Of Political Economy' by John Stuart Mill
Principles Of Political Economy

John Stuart Mill

Cover of 'Das Kapital' by Karl Marx
Das Kapital

Karl Marx

Cover of 'Theory Of Political Economy' by W. Stanley Jevons
Theory Of Political Economy

W. Stanley Jevons

Cover of 'Elements Of Pure Economics, Or, The Theory Of Social Wealth' by Léon Walras
Elements Of Pure Economics, Or, The Theory Of Social Wealth

Léon Walras

Cover of 'Principles Of Economics' by Alfred Marshall
Principles Of Economics

Alfred Marshall

Cover of 'Theory Of Business Enterprise' by Thorstein Veblen
Theory Of Business Enterprise

Thorstein Veblen

Cover of 'The Theory of Economic Development' by Joseph A. Schumpeter
The Theory of Economic Development

Joseph A. Schumpeter

Cover of 'Business Cycles' by Wesley Clair Mitchell
Business Cycles

Wesley Clair Mitchell

Cover of 'The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money' by John Maynard Keynes
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

John Maynard Keynes

Cover of 'Value And Capital' by John Hicks
Value And Capital

John Hicks