ECON 313 Classical Political Economy
Contemplates the economic, political and philosophical "visions" in Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, Karl Marx's Capital, and John Maynard Keynes' General Theory. The development of the liberal ideal of unrestrained individual freedom is traced through the ways these economists interpreted the social reality of their time. The evolution of neoclassical economics is also considered, and the contemporary relevance of these works is discussed throughout the course.