"Papers ... of a seminar held at Dartmouth College in July and August of 1956."

Includes bibliographical references.

Mercantilist and physiocratic growth theory, by J. J. Spengler.--Adam Smith and David Ricardo on economic growth, by J. M. Letiche.--The theory of economic growth in the English classical school, by E. McKinley.--John Stuart Mill on economic developme nt, by J. J. Spengler.--Toward a theory of economic growth: the neoclassical contribution, by J. Buttrick.--Theories of stages of economic growth, by B. F. Hoselitz.--Contemporary theorizing on economic growth, by H. J. Bruton.