ABSTRACT

Ricardo is one of the most imposing figures in the history of economic thought, yet at times his writings are among the most obscure. A Key to Ricardo traces, simplifies and clarifies Ricardo's ideas on the principal topics on which he wrote.
The book provides a careful analysis of Ricardo's most cryptic passages and also explores areas where Ricardo appears to be mistaken. Setting Ricardo's writings against the context of his contemporaries, the relevance of the Ricardian contribution to subsequent economic thinking is nonetheless made very clear.

chapter 1|16 pages

General Outline

chapter 4|8 pages

Different Qualities of Labour

chapter 6|20 pages

The Theory of Rent

chapter 7|24 pages

Ricardo and the Wages Fund

chapter 8|36 pages

The Natural Price of Labour

chapter 9|13 pages

The Natural Tendency of Profits is to Fall

chapter 15|23 pages

The Value of Money and of Gold

chapter 16|10 pages

Ricardo's Chapter on Taxes on Profits

chapter 17|22 pages

The Measurement of Value