This dimension names the earlier school of thought that most directly shaped a given school's own ideas. Wikipedia notes that economic thought moved through "premodern," "early modern" and "modern" phases, each building directly on the one before it. Browsing this way traces a school back to the earlier tradition it grew out of.
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1. Classical economics (Wikipedia)
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Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776 is usually considered to mark the beginning of classical economics.
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