chapter 2 The prehistory of political economy

The birth of political economy did not take place at any precise time.
It was a very complex process evolving over centuries. We must look
back at least to the classical Greek period, and from there look ahead to
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which can be considered as the
culminating stage in the long formative process of our discipline.
comment:this is quite good essence,everthing has its root,we must focus on its root and get more close,we can understand the implication of economic thoughts

about the beginning of this book

theory is deeply rooted in classical thought – both Greek and Roman –
and thanks to the mediation of a medieval culture which is richer and
more complex than is commonly perceived.


my comment:it certainly tells us,economic thought has long history and we must spend some times to know about the history of europe,and then,we can easy understand the history of economic thought,different history can show us the different stages of economics.