Johann Von Thünen, Seventeen Hundred and Eighty-three to Eighteen Hundred and Fifty, Augustin Cournot, Eighteen Hundred and One to Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-seven, Jules Dupuit, Eighteen Hundred and Four to Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-six

This volume is part of the influential 'Pioneers in Economics' series edited by Mark Blaug, a prominent historian of economic thought. The series was designed to collect and provide scholarly access to the seminal writings of figures who shaped modern economic theory, often difficult to find in their original, fragmented, or out-of-print states. By grouping these three thinkers—Von Thünen, Cournot, and Dupuit—together, the volume highlights the mid-19th-century intellectual shift toward rigorous mathematical modeling and marginal analysis in economics.

The editorial vision behind this compilation focuses on the transition from classical political economy to neoclassical foundations. Johann Heinrich von Thünen is included for his foundational work in spatial economics, while Augustin Cournot and Jules Dupuit are showcased for their early development of demand curves, marginal utility, and the mathematical treatment of market competition. Mark Blaug’s curation is widely regarded in academic circles for standardizing the study of these pioneers, providing essential primary source material for researchers interested in the formalization of economic logic.