Revised edition of the author's New ideas from dead economists, c2007. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-424) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Martin Feldstein -- Introduction: The Plight of the Economist -- The Second Coming of Adam Smith -- Malthus: Prophet of Doom and Population Boom -- David Ricardo and the Cry for Free Trade -- The Stormy Mind of John Stuart Mill -- The Angry Oracle Called Karl Marx -- Alfred Marshall and the Marginalist Mind -- Old and New Institutionalists -- Keynes: Bon Vivant as Savior -- Milton Friedman and the Monetarist Battle Against Keynes -- The Public Choice School: Politics as a Business -- The Wild World of Rational Expectations and behavioral economics -- Dark Clouds, Silver Linings.
Summary:
"An entertaining and accessible introduction to great economic thinkers throughout history, now in its fourth edition, with updates and commentary on the 2020 "great cessation," Trump and Obama economic policies, the dominance of Amazon, and many other timely topics"-- Provided by publisher.
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