Download or read book The Classical Theory of Economic Growth written by W. Eltis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an account of the theories of growth and distribution of Francois Quesnay, Adam Smith, Robert Malthus, David Ricardo and Karl Marx. This edition has a new introduction setting the work in a broader context. The author shows how each developed the work of his predecessors.