Article ID: CBB001451823

George Pryme, Dugald Stewart, and Political Economy at Cambridge (2013)

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The article discusses the roles of economists George Pryme and Dugald Stewart in creating a professorship of political economy at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England in 1828. Topics include the syllabus for a course in political economy taught by Pryme in 1818; Pryme's readings of economists such as Adam Smith, Thomas Robert Malthus, and David Ricardo; and his interpretation of Smith's book "The Wealth of Nations." It is said that Pryme engaged in controversies with economist William Whewell.

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Authors & Contributors
Stimson, Shannon C.
Milgate, Murray
Bont, Raf de
Stern, Philip J.
Christophe Depoortère
Thomas Ruellou
Concepts
Political economy
Economics
Science and society
Biographies
Popularization
Controversies and disputes
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
Enlightenment
20th century, late
20th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
Germany
British Isles
Atlantic world
Atlantic Ocean
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