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Great Economic Thinkers :An Introduction – from Adam Smith to Amartya Sen

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Great Economic Thinkers

Great Economic Thinkers :An Introduction – from Adam Smith to Amartya Sen

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Great Economic Thinkers presents an accessible introduction to the lives and works of the most influential economists of modern times: Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, and Nobel Prize winners Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, John Forbes Nash Jr, Daniel Kahneman, Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz. Free from jargon and equations, the book describes key economic concepts – from the role played by the division of labour to wages and rents, cognitive biases, game theory and liberalism – showing how they have come to shape our society today.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781789142105
ISBN10 1789142105
Number Of Pages 312
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Reaktion Books
Format paperback
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the thirteen economists represent what is essential knowing in economics by all cognisant readers, who are stimulated to reflect on what makes for“great economic thinking”. It is evident that, for all their diversities, the authors here celebrated showed a strong tendency to defy disciplinary boundaries – albeit without the imperialistic intent of today’s economics – in observance of the Keynesian rule that a good economist is never only an economist . . . Readers of different kinds will profit from this book and enjoy it. Though it eschews the technicalities of the specialist literature and is a pleasant read, the stories told are never oversimplified, even when complex theoretical constructs are tackled. * European Journal of the History of Economic Thought *
Thirteen papers present accessible profiles of notable economists, highlighting the ways in which they have influenced attitudes toward market intervention and regulation, taxation, trade, and monetary policy. * Journal of Economic Literature *
for general readers wishing to develop a basic understanding of the economic ideas of major Anglophone thinkers, as well as Marx's economic ideas, the book is instructive. * Economic Record *

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Author's Bio

Jonathan Conlin is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton. His books include Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London and the Making of the Modern City (2013), Evolution and the Victorians (2014) and Adam Smith (Reaktion, 2016).

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