...[M]aterial that has been considered by some to represent fragments of political, commercial and philosophical thought that preceded the development of systematic economics.

-- S. Todd Lowry, author of Pre-Classical Economic Thought: From the Greeks to the Scottish Enlightenment (1987)

When looking for books in the library catalog, try using a name of an expert in the field or a combination of search terms similar to the examples below:

• (Aristotle) AND (theory of value)
• (The Scholastics)
• Sir William Petty
• Mercantilism
• (Enlightenment economics)
• (François Quesnay) AND (Physiocrats)
• Thorstein Veblen

If you need help coming up with terms or combinations to search, ask us!