Evolution of Economic Ideas: Adam Smith to Amartya Sen and Beyond - Couverture rigide

Bharat-Ram, Vinay

 
9780199466832: Evolution of Economic Ideas: Adam Smith to Amartya Sen and Beyond
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0199466831 ISBN 13 : 9780199466832
Editeur : OUP India, 2016

Synopsis

Do you know that Karl Marx, who despised the capitalist class, was actually raised in an upper-middle-class family? And that the distinguished economist John Maynard Keynes scored poorly in economics in the civil service examination-which he attributed to the examiner's lack of knowledge of the subject?

Vinay Bharat-Ram, in this delightful and breezy read, offers revealing glimpses into the lives and social circumstances of some of the most influential economic thinkers who have determined the way we understand economics today. Brimming with fascinating nuggets from their lives, this book journeys from Adam Smith's free-market capitalism to Amartya Sen's welfare economics and beyond, demystifying several momentous economic developments along the way. It explains how the social conditions and unique circumstances of these philosophers shaped their sometimes rich and sometimes absurd ideas that eventually formed the foundation of modern economics.

Giving a wide berth to the much-dreaded buzzwords that have long hindered an easy understanding of economics, this concise book, laced with warm humour, casts light on ideas that have held generations of economists in thrall.

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À propos de l'auteur

Vinay Bharat-Ram is the chairman of DCM Limited, the chairperson of the Population Foundation of India, and life trustee of the Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi. Educated at the universities of Delhi (St. Stephens College), Michigan, and Harvard, he holds a PhD in economics from the University of Delhi.

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Éditeur
OUP India
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199466831
ISBN 13 
9780199466832
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
198
Coordonnées du fabricant
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