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A dissenter from Ricardian complacency: the contribution of George Ramsay

In: English, Irish and Subversives among the Dismal Scientists

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  • Jan S. Prybyla

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TheEssay on the Distribution of Wealthconsists of a preface, 16 chapters divided into two parts (Part I, Preliminary, 4 chapters; Part II, Distribution of Wealth, 12 chapters) and a note on the union with Ireland. In the preface, Ramsay strikes a note of refreshing dissent from the growing complacency of the Ricardians who at this time were riding high on the prestige of Ricardo, the unstinting labours of James Mill, the popular treatise of McCulloch and the refined logic and fine zeal of De Quincey (while Mrs. Marcet had even invaded the finishing school). Although he fully recognises Ricardo's contributions to the science, Ramsay points out that ‘the subject is far from being exhausted’ and that in view of the incomplete and controversial state of the science, he has ‘been induced to combat some errors supported by high authority’ (Ramsay, 1836, p. vii).2

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  • Jan S. Prybyla, 2010. "A dissenter from Ricardian complacency: the contribution of George Ramsay," Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, in: English, Irish and Subversives among the Dismal Scientists, pages 329-349, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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    DOI: 10.1108/S0743-4154(2010)000028B014
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