Economic thought: classics and cooperation
The relevance and novelty of the work. Knowledge of the historical process of the emergence and evolution of economic theories is relevant, as they form modern economic thinking. The novelty of the work is to disclose what enriched economic thought, and which of its classical representatives tried to investigate cooperation. The purpose of the work. Disclosure of the richness and diversity of the essential, ideological and methodological arsenal of economic science, understanding the contribution of the largest economists of the past, the most important scienti/ic schools in the knowledge of economic reality and cooperation. Materials and methods. The primary sources, Internet resources, educational and methodical literature devoted to the history of economic doctrines were used. Analysis and generalizations, historical and economic research methods, comparisons, generalizations, etc. The result. Identification, presentation and evaluation of key economic doctrines in the historical context, the contribution of outstanding economists of the past, the complexities of scientific analysis of cooperation.