Knut Wicksell on Poverty : 'No place is too exalted for the preaching of these doctrines'
Knut Wicksell is arguably the greatest Swedish social scientist of all time, and poverty was a theme that occupied him all his life. Indeed, it was probably Wicksell's interest in poverty that was the critical factor in drawing him away from his purely mathematical background towards a greater understanding of the social sciences as a whole. In this outstanding volume, Mats Lundahl, one of the world's leading development economists, examines Wicksell's thinking in the area of poverty, and shows the importance of his contributions to this field
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Tumultuous beginnings : the cause of poverty and its remedy
The causes of population growth : the French prize essay
The centerpiece of Wicksell's theory : diminishing returns
Overpopulation, specialization and trade
Emigration : a solution of the past
The optimum population
Wicksell's views : a summary interpretation
Why was Wicksell accused of lack of originality?
1. Introduction 2. Tumultuous Beginnings: The Cause of Poverty and Its Remed 3. The Causes of Population Growth: The French Prize Essay 4. The Centrepiece of Wicksell's Theory: Diminishing Returns 5. Overpopulation, Specialization and Trade 6. Emigration: A Solution of the Past 7. The Optimum Population 8 Wicksell's Views: A Summary Interpretation 9. Why Was Wicksell Accused of Lac of Originality?