Economic Thought: A Brief History (Routledge Studies In The History Of Economics Ser.)

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Synopsis
In this concise yet comprehensive history, Heinz D. Kurz traces the long arc of economic thought from its emergence in ancient Greece to its systematic presentation among the classical thinkers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to the influential work of scholars such as Paul Samuelson and Kenneth J. Arrow. With a keen eye for how economic insights are acquired, lost, and reborn, Kurz focuses on the dynamic individuals who give old ideas new life and the historical events that provoke different approaches and theories. Over the course of this journey, Kurz explains what Adam Smith meant by the "invisible hand"; how Karl Marx's "law of motion" works in capitalist economies; the roots of the Austrian economists' emphasis on the problems of information, incomplete knowledge, and uncertainty; John Maynard Keynes's principle of effective demand and economic stabilization; and the insights and challenges offered by growth theory, welfare economics, game theory, and more. He concludes with a deft summation of world economists' major concerns today and their critical relation to world events.
Copyright:
2013

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
208 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780231540759
Related ISBNs:
9780231172585
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Verlag C. H. Beck oHG
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Jeremiah Riemer

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