Great Economic Thinkers

An Introduction – from Adam Smith to Amartya Sen

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-03-16
Mått129 x 198 x 24 mm
Vikt286 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor312
FörlagReaktion Books
ISBN9781789142105

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Introduction - D'Maris Coffman1 Adam Smith - Jonathan Conlin2 David Ricardo - Helen Paul3 John Stuart Mill - Joseph Persky4 Karl Marx - Paul Prew5 Alfred Marshall - Katia Caldari6 Joseph Schumpeter - Mario Graca Moura7 John Maynard Keynes - Victoria Bateman8 Friedrich Hayek - Scott Scheall9 Milton Friedman - Victoria Bateman10 John Forbes Nash Jr - Karen Horn11 Daniel Kahneman - Michelle Baddeley12 Amartya Sen - Jonathan Conlin13 Joseph Stiglitz - Emmanuelle BenicourtReferencesFurther readingList of contributorsAcknowledgements

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.