2. Malthus continued to work on his theory of population and the food supply and assumed that humans could double their number every _________. (fill in the blank)

3. Eventually the market system evolved with its necessary factors of _________ for production. (fill in the blank)

4. According to Ricardo, which class was the only class in English society which could benefit from its hold on grain prices?

5. By what decade was Malthus proved wrong?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Heilbroner say that economists provide?

2. What was the market system?

3. What was the premise of Adam Smith's first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments?

4. How was English society divided at the time of Adam Smith?

5. How did Ricardo and Malthus differ in their views?

6. What were the beliefs of the Saint-Simonians?

7. Who was Count Henri de Rouvroy de Saint-Simone?

8. How does Heilbroner describe the nine economist in his introduction?

9. How did the Corn Laws benefit the landowners?

10. What does Heilbroner say is the core of economics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the historical and philosophical roots of capitalism. Use specific evidence from the book to support your explanation.

Essay Topic 2

Why, even with all of the economic issues that confront society, are most economists not classified as worldly philosophers? Answer fully through the historical context of the great economic thinkers discussed in the book.

Essay Topic 3

How successful were the worldly philosophers in determining how the role of order and meaning functions within the context of social history? Support your answer with evidence and examples.

(see the answer keys)

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