Robert Torrens (economist)
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Colonel Robert Torrens (1780 – 1864) was a British army officer and owner of the influential Globe newspaper.
Robert Torrens was an independent discoverer of the David Ricardo's principle of comparative advantage in international trade.
The River Torrens which runs through Adelaide, Australia, is believed to have been named after him.
Works of Robert Torrens
- The Economist Refuted, 1808
- An Essay on Money and Paper Currency, 1812.
- An Essay on the External Corn Trade, 1815.
- An Essay on the Production of Wealth, 1821.
- Letters on Commercial Policy, 1833
- On Wages and Combination, 1834
- The Principles and Practical Operation of Sir Robert Peel's Bill of 1844, 1844.
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References
[Colonel Robert Torrens, 1780-1864]
This page incorporates information from [Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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