William Smart (10 April 1853 – 19 March 1915) was a
Scottish economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...
. Initially inspired by
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle (4 December 17955 February 1881) was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher. A leading writer of the Victorian era, he exerted a profound influence on 19th-century art, literature and philosophy.
Born in Ecclefechan, Dum ...
and
John Ruskin
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, Smart was a conveyor of the thought of the
Austrian School
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,
before being won-over to the
neoclassicalism of
Alfred Marshall.
Smart, eldest son of Alexander Smart and grandson of
Reverend William Smart, was born in
Barrhead, Scotland.
Works
''An Introduction to the Theory of Value on the Lines of Menger, Wieser, and Böhm-Bawerk''(1891, 1910).
''The Return to Protection''(1904)
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1853 births
1915 deaths
British economists
Scottish economists
Neoclassical economists
Austrian School economists
People from Barrhead
Guild of St George