Fifty major economists
2nd ed.
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Word Count
80,500 words, Guess
Page Count
322 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3409744M
- ISBN-100415366488
- OCLC Control Number299079422
- OCLC Control Number61694658
- OCLC Control Numbereconomicsprincip00clay_282
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005025713
- LibraryThing1229863
- Goodreads4381995
Classifications
- DDC330.092/2
- LCCHB76 .P74 2006
- DDCB
Description
This book is designed as a reference tool for students and writers, providing brief biographical data on the economists who have shaped the discipline of economics, and more extensive exposition and analysis of the major features of their economic thought. Fifty Major Economists provides balanced coverage of the contributions of a wide range of economists, from Adam Smith to Gary Becker and Robert E. Lucas, with more space being devoted to seminal theorists who opened up new horizons for economics. Lists of the writers' works are included, along with guides to further reading and a glossary of the economic terms used in the book.
First Sentence
Thomas Mun is the best known and the most respected member of a group of seventeenth-century British merchant-economists called "the mercantilists."
Description
Building upon the huge success of the previous edition, this updated text provides a clear, comprehensive guide to the most influential individuals in the field of economics. Covering a wide range of thinkers across several centuries, features of this second edition include: a significantly revised and expanded introduction discussing the importance of the history of economics, and highlighting the main schools of thought, updated bibliographies and referencing to take account of the wealth of secondary literature available, new entries on todays pioneering economists, such as Vernon Smith and Joseph Stiglitz, revised entries on contemporary economists in order to include recent developments and research. Containing brief biographical information on each featured economist, as well as references to their major works, guides to further reading, and a glossary of terms, Fifty Major Economists is undoubtedly an important and accessible resource for students of economics at all levels.
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Topics
Genres
- Biography.
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