Richard Jones (economist)

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Richard Jones
Richard Jones
Born1790
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Died20 January 1855
Hertford Heath, England
Academic career
FieldPolitical Economy
School or
tradition		English historical school

Richard Jones (1790 – 20 January 1855)[1] was an English economist who criticised the theoretical views of David Ricardo and T. R. Malthus on economic rent and population.

  1. ^ William Whewell, "Prefatory Note", Literary remains, consisting of lectures and tracts on political economy of the late Rev. Richard Jones, ed. William Whewell, London: John Murray, 1859, p. xl.