By J. E. King
This exploration of the "economic underworld" and its remedy through orthodox economists has, at its center, a suite of highbrow biographies of 9 monetary heretics starting from Sir James Steuart within the 18th century to E.F.Schumacher within the twentieth and overlaying a large political spectrum.
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H. W. J. : Prentice-Hall, 1971), p. 215. 83. Perelman, Classical Political Economy, pp. 91-9 . 3 Edward Stillingfleet Cayley (1802-1862) Free trade was probably the least contentious of all the major theoretical issues of economic policy in early nineteenth-century Britain. Of reputable economists only Malthus defended the Corn Laws, and with scant success. ' One undeserved victim of this neglect has been E. S. Cayley, one of the most distinguished of that small minority who used serious economic arguments to defend import controls, not merely in the interests of the landed classes but also because of their contribution to the general welfare.
W. " But he was eclipsed by his compatriot Adam Smith , if not within his own lifetime then most definitely in the eyes of subsequent generations. In recent decades there has been something of a Steuart revival, accompanied, however, by fundamental differences in the interpretation of his ideas . For some commentators Steuart was a moderate liberal, a pioneer proponent of the mixed economy, and an important predecessor of Keynes on both theoretical matters and issues of economic policy. " The real Sir James Steuart embodies, as will be seen , elements of all three personae.
Anonymous review of Works , Annual Review 4,1805, pp . 252-7. 58. Anon. 225-35 . 59. Monthly Review, second series, 50, 1806, pp. 115-21. 60. Rashid , op. , pp. -l ; P. Deane and W. A . Cole, British Economic Growth 1688-1959 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1967), p. 33, table 8. 61. D. Ricardo, The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, ed . P. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 42 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. Economic Exiles Sraffa (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1951-2), I, p.