Economics mein sab se ziada historical aur influential school of thought kaun sa hai?
Answered by Dr. Ishrat Husain
Economics mein sab se ziada historical aur influential party ya school of thought **Classical Economics** hai. Yeh 18th aur 19th century mein Adam Smith, David Ricardo, aur John Stuart Mill jaise economists ne develop kiya tha. Classical Economics ka focus tha **free markets**, **supply and demand**, aur **laissez-faire** (government ki minimal intervention) par.
Adam Smith ki book **"The Wealth of Nations"** (1776) ko economics ki foundation maana jata hai. Ismein unhone **division of labor**, **invisible hand**, aur **self-interest** jaise concepts ko explain kiya tha. Yeh ideas ne modern capitalism ki basis rakhi.
Classical Economics ke baad, **Keynesian Economics** (20th century mein John Maynard Keynes ne introduce kiya) aur **Marxist Economics** (Karl Marx ne develop kiya) bhi historical importance rakhte hain, lekin Classical Economics ko sab se pehla aur foundational maana jata hai.