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If a man were living in isolation his income would be literally his product. Make him the monarch and owner of an island, and the fruits that he raises and the clothing that he makes constitute, in themselves, his income. This ceases to be true when trading begins.
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Birth: | 26th January, 1847 |
Death: | 21st March, 1938 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Economist |
John Bates Clark was born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an American economist. He was one of the pioneers of the marginalist revolution and opponent to the Institutionalist school of economics, and spent most of his career as professor at Columbia University from 1895-1923. He graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts. He attended the University of Zurich and the University of Heidelberg where he studied under Karl Knies. He wrote several books include: The Philosophy of Wealth, The Distribution of Wealth, The Control of Trusts, Essentials of Economic Theory, Social Justice without Socialism, and A Tender of Peace.
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