Making of Modern Economics : the Lives and Ideas of Great Thinkers.

Making of Modern Economics : the Lives and Ideas of Great Thinkers.

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Author / Creator:Skousen, Mark.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2009 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)
Description:1 online resource (512 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Economics -- History -- Biography.
Economics -- Philosophy.
Economists.
Economics.
Economics -- Philosophy.
Economists.
Biographies.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13455063
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ISBN:1322879036
9781322879031
0765622262
9780765622266
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
English.
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Title page of print version.
Summary:Here is a bold history of economics - the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science. Noted financial writer and economist Mark Skousen has revised and updated this popular work to provide more material on Adam Smith and Karl Marx, and expanded coverage of Joseph Stiglitz, 'imperfect' markets, and behavioral economics. This comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers of the past 225 years begins with Adam Smith and continues through the present day. The text examines the contributions made by each individual to our u.

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