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The worldly philosophers : the lives, times, and ideas of the great economic thinkers / Robert L. Heilbroner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2000.Edition: Rev. 7th edDescription: 365p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780140290066
  • 9780140290066
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Contents:
The economic revolution -- The wonderful world of Adam Smith -- The gloomy presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo -- The dreams of the utopian socialists -- The inexorable system of Karl Marx -- The Victorian world and the underworld of economics -- The savage society of Thorsetin Veblen -- The heresies of John Maynard Keynes -- The contradictions of Joseph Schumpeter -- The end of the worldly philosophy?
Summary: The author surveys the key figures and ideas in economic history. Beginning with the evolution of a market system, he analyses leading economic thinkers from Adam Smith to Malthus, from Marx to Veblen, and from Keynes to the present day.
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Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The economic revolution -- The wonderful world of Adam Smith -- The gloomy presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo -- The dreams of the utopian socialists -- The inexorable system of Karl Marx -- The Victorian world and the underworld of economics -- The savage society of Thorsetin Veblen -- The heresies of John Maynard Keynes -- The contradictions of Joseph Schumpeter -- The end of the worldly philosophy?

The author surveys the key figures and ideas in economic history. Beginning with the evolution of a market system, he analyses leading economic thinkers from Adam Smith to Malthus, from Marx to Veblen, and from Keynes to the present day.

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