Classical political economy — emergence?
Late 18th-century school analyzing wealth, production, distribution.
Economic schools of thought — main types?
Classical, Marxism, Marginalism.
Division of Labour — role?
Increases efficiency and productivity.
Value and Prices — basis?
Labor value theory and market mechanisms.
Wealth Distribution — key agents?
Landowners, capitalists, workers.
Disagreements on Value — focus?
Labor vs utility and social relations.
Discourse in Economics — function?
Models and interprets economic phenomena.
Methodological challenges — main issue?
Establishing causality and neutrality.
Historical development — starting point?
From moral philosophy to scientific discipline.
Classical economics — key figures?
Adam Smith, Ricardo.
Marxism — critique?
Capitalism exploitation and surplus value.
Marginalism — focus?
Subjective utility and individual choice.
Division of Labour — effect?
Boosts productivity and economic growth.
Value in classical economics?
Based on socially necessary labor.
Price formation — mechanism?
Supply, demand, and labor value.
Wealth distribution — Marx?
Surplus value extraction from workers.
Discourse challenges — example?
Cause-effect identification and context.
Economic evolution — key change?
From moral philosophy to a science.
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2. In what year was Ricardo's 'Principles of Political Economy and Taxation' published?
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