Who is an economic system founder?

Answer 1

A person might be regarded as an "economic system" founder if he or she codified the principles and practices of an economic system. Yet as so many build upon the work of others, this could be a matter of opinion.

For instance, one could call Adam Smith the founder of the capitalistic economic system, due to his book called "The Wealth of Nations". Of course, others could point out that much of what he said had been said before, and that Mandeville's "Tale of the Bees" might deserve credit.

Likewise, many would ascribe communism to Karl Marx, however he drew upon several decades of French philosophic thought in the penning of his work "Das Kapital" and "The Communist Manifesto".