Great Economic Thinkers: An Introduction from Adam Smith to Amartya Sen - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1789142105 ISBN 13 : 9781789142105

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2020

Synopsis

Great Economic Thinkers presents an accessible introduction to the lives and works of thirteen 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 confusing jargon and equations, the book describes key concepts put forward by these thinkers and shows how they have come to shape how we see ourselves and our society. Readers will consider the role played by the division of labor, wages and rents, cognitive biases, saving, entrepreneurship, game theory, liberalism, laissez-faire, and welfare economics.

All of the economists featured have had a profound influence on our attitudes towards market intervention and regulation, taxation, trade, and monetary policy. Each of the chapters--all written by an acknowledged expert--combines a biographical outline of a single thinker with critical analysis of their contribution to economic thought. If you've ever wanted to find out more about the theorists who gave us the invisible hand, Marxism, Keynesianism, creative destruction, behavioral economics, and many other foundational concepts of economics, this collection of essays is the perfect place to start.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Conlin teaches history at the University of Southampton. He is the author of many books, including Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London, and the Birth of the Modern City; Evolution and the Victorians; and Adam Smith, the last also published by Reaktion Books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1789142105
• ISBN 13: 9781789142105
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: Conlin Jonathan
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