New Ideas from Dead Economists

An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought

Todd G. Buchholz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

332 Seiten

1999 | Revised edition
New American Library (Verlag)
978-0-452-28052-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Featuring brand new sections on the remarkable shifts in the world economy, this economic study is a relevant, entertaining, and fascinating guide for those seeking both a solid lesson on the development of economic theory throughout the past two hundred years and a balanced perspective of our current economic state on the brink of the millennium.By applying age-old economic theories to contemporary issues, Todd Buchholz helps readers to see how the thoughts and writings of the great economists of the past have vital relevance to the dilemmas affecting all our lives today.

Inhalt

Plight of the economist -- Second coming of Adam Smith -- Malthus : prophet of doom and population boom -- David Ricardo and the cry for free trade -- Stormy mind of John Stuart Mill -- Angry oracle called Karl Marx -- Alfred Marshall and the marginalistmind -- Old and new institutionalists -- Keynes : bon vivant as savior -- Monetarist battle against Keynes -- Public choice school : politics as a business -- Wild world of rational expectations -- Dark clouds, silver linings.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.4.1999
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 295 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• ISBN-10: 0-452-28052-4 / 0452280524
• ISBN-13: 978-0-452-28052-6 / 9780452280526
• Zustand: Neuware