The Division of Labor in Economics: A History
Guang-Zhen Sun, "The Division of Labor in Economics: A History"
2012 | ISBN-10: 0415449073, 1138213292 | 280 pages | PDF, EPUB | 2 + 2 MB
2012 | ISBN-10: 0415449073, 1138213292 | 280 pages | PDF, EPUB | 2 + 2 MB
This book provides, for the first time, a systematic and comprehensive narrative of the history of one central idea in economics, namely the division of labour, over the past two and a half millennia, with special focus on that having occurred in the most recent two and a half centuries. Quite contrary to the widely held belief, the idea has a fascinating biography, much richer than that exemplified by the pin-making story that was popularized by Adam Smith’s classical work published in 1776.