EPISODE · Oct 21, 2021 · 21 MIN
The Founder of Many Disciplines: Ibn Khaldun
from Portraits of Liberty
Four hundred before Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations, the 14th-century Andalusian statesman and scholar Ibn Khaldun discussed the division of labor, the benefits of trade, and the optimal rate of taxation. Today, historians consider Ibn Khaldun's work as the precursor to the disciplines o economics, historiography, and sociology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Four hundred before Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations, the 14th-century Andalusian statesman and scholar Ibn Khaldun discussed the division of labor, the benefits of trade, and the optimal rate of taxation. Today, historians consider Ibn Khaldun's work as the precursor to the disciplines o economics, historiography, and sociology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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