The genesis of macroeconomics [electronic resource] : new ideas from Sir William Petty to Henry Thornton / by Antoin E. Murphy. Murphy, Antoin E. Macroeconomics History 18th century. Macroeconomics History 17th century. Macroeconomics History 19th century. HB172.5 339.09033 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This is a work about the discovery of the great macroeconomic concepts and ideas by a group of thinkers (among them David Hume and Adam Smith) between the late 17th and early 19th centuries. The book shows readers how economic concepts evolve over time and are influenced by contemporary developments. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (x, 234 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199543229.001.0001 eng