We propose in the following Treatise to give an outline of the Scienc… — Nassau William Senior

We propose in the following Treatise to give an outline of the Science which treats of the Nature, the Production, and the Distribution of Wealth. To that Science we give the name of Political Economy.

Nassau William SeniorEconomist · English · 1790 – 1864

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