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Craufurd Goodwin's CANADIAN ECONOMIC THOUGHT, Duke U. P. 1961, has
a chapter on "Economics in the Universities". A quick look at the chapter
leads me to think that Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S. and the
University of Toronto share the prize for the first Economics-like
courses. Both appear in 1853.
"In 1853, and possibly before, political economy was taught with
logic and history by J.M. Cramp, one of the founders and president [of
Acadia University] in 1844" p. 155.
"University College [in the University of Toronto] ... in 1853
began required courses called 'Civil Polity (viz. the elements of
Political Philosophy, Paley's 'Political Philosophy,' and Mill's
'Political Economy')" with lectures on political economy by the Reverend
James Beaven ..." p. 158.
Robin Neill
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