History of economic ideas: from Adam Smith to Paul Krugman

By:

Michaelides, Panayotis G

Contributor(s):

Papadakis, Theodoulos Eleftherios

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland, 2023Description: xvi, 186 pISBN:

9783031196966

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

330.09 MIC

Summary: This book examines the history of economic thought and of political economy over the past 250 years. It presents an accessible introduction to the lives and ideas of some of economics' most prominent theoreticians, including at least one representative of each major school of economic thought. Additionally, learning objectives, summaries, key takeaways, and revision questions are included to facilitate learning and self-assessment. The concise nature of this book makes it an easy-to-use guide to the early pioneers of political economy (Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Walras), the 20th century innovators of economics (Keynes, Schumpeter, Hayek, Friedman, Solow), or the more recent research in the discipline (Nash, Sen, Stiglitz, Krugman). Those interested in the history of economic thought will find this book to be an invaluable resource. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19697-3)

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Table of content:
Front Matter
Pages i-xvi
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Adam Smith (1723–1790)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 1-15
David Ricardo (1772–1823)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 17-27
Karl Marx (1818–1883)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 29-43
Leon Walras (1834–1910)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 45-54
John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 55-65
Joseph Schumpeter (1883–1950)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 67-78
Friedrich Hayek (1899–1992)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 79-91
Milton Friedman (1912–2006)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 93-105
Robert Solow (1924–…)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 107-116
John Nash (1928–2015)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 117-130
Amartya Sen (1933–…)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 131-146
Joseph Stiglitz (1943–…)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 147-157
Paul Krugman (1953–…)
Panayotis G. Michaelides, Theodoulos Eleftherios Papadakis
Pages 159-174
Back Matter
Pages 175-186

[https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19697-3]

This book examines the history of economic thought and of political economy over the past 250 years. It presents an accessible introduction to the lives and ideas of some of economics' most prominent theoreticians, including at least one representative of each major school of economic thought. Additionally, learning objectives, summaries, key takeaways, and revision questions are included to facilitate learning and self-assessment.

The concise nature of this book makes it an easy-to-use guide to the early pioneers of political economy (Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Walras), the 20th century innovators of economics (Keynes, Schumpeter, Hayek, Friedman, Solow), or the more recent research in the discipline (Nash, Sen, Stiglitz, Krugman). Those interested in the history of economic thought will find this book to be an invaluable resource.
(https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19697-3)

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