A History of Economic Theory: Classic Contributions, 1720-1980
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Book Overview
A History of Economic Theory offers a comprehensive account of the builders and building blocks of modern mainstream economics. Jurg Niehans shows how the analytical tools used by economists have evolved from the eighteenth century to the present. Niehans first surveys the development of classical economics from the scholastic and mercantilist traditions to Marx. He then follows the progress of marginalist economics from Thunen to Fischer...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801849764
ISBN13:9780801849763
Release Date:October 1994
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:592 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Outstanding Reference on Economists and their schools
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The only book I've seen, outside the Palgrave reference book, that gives brief vignettes on different economists and their schools. Author does not mince words, writes strong, and gets to the point. A nice one-volume tome. Also includes some mathematics, which is nice.
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