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A brief history of international trade thought: From pre-doctrinal contributions to the 21st century heterodox international economics

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  • Carmen Elena Dorobat

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The present paper outlines the development of international trade thought, from the pre-doctrinal contributions of Greek philosophers and scholastic theologians, through the theories of the first schools of economic thought, and up to modern and contemporary trade theories. I follow filiations of ideas in a chronological order, and show how theoretical investigation into the causes and effects of international trade—and the rationale for government intervention—has evolved over the last two centuries.

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  • Carmen Elena Dorobat, 2015. "A brief history of international trade thought: From pre-doctrinal contributions to the 21st century heterodox international economics," The Journal of Philosophical Economics, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, The Journal of Philosophical Economics, vol. 8(2), May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bus:jphile:v:8:y:2015:i:2:n:7
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    international trade; history of economic thought;

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    • B00 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General - - - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches
    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General

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