Re: The Greatest Economist of All Time

Well, maybe someone could specify the criteria for what would qualify as the
greatest economist of all times in such a way that one single individual
could be isolated from the traditional literature. In economics, however,
unlike math or music, it has not be historically possible for one person's
work on the subject to be completely original as well as legitimate to merit
them as, say, an Einstein or Newton. There have been some who have tried,
such as Marx and Keynes, but their work has not stood the test of time.




"Ron Peterson" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1151001965.691478.31110@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Wells wrote:
Without Smith, there would have been no Babbage and without Turgot, no
Smith,etc.

Without your ancestors, you wouldn't be around either.

But, that's a good point. The question is too vague to answer
definitively.

--
Ron



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