----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- Building upon the comments of Tony Brewer and Steve Medema, a potentially very valuable source of information is Elie Halevy, _The Growth of Philosophical Radicalism_. Largely a study in the impact of Bentham's ideas, it connects many of the strands of classical economics with utilitarianism, thus making a nice connection between Smith, Ricardo, and Mill, and ultimately the works of Sidgwick, Edgeworth, and Marshall. Bruce Larson ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]