The Economics of Division of Labor from Xenophon to Hayek (1945): A Review of Selected Literature

Guang-Zhen Sun

Chapter 1 in Readings in the Economics of the Division of Labor:The Classical Tradition, 2005, pp 3-31 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Greek Origins, Medieval Islamic Wisdom and Schumpeter's "Great Gap" ThesisEmergence of Political Economy of the Division of LaborExtent of the Market, Increasing Returns and the Division of Labor: From Adam Smith to Allyn YoungDivision of Labor in Society and Division of Labor in ManufactureSpontaneous Order, Money and Knowledge: Mandeville, Ferguson and the Austrian InsightsConcluding RemarksReferences

Keywords: Division of Labor; Specialization; Extent of the Market; Knowledge; Political Economy; History of Economic Thought; Increasing Returns; Equilibrium; Price System; Coordination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C1 C7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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