The Many Faces of Capitalism: Galbraith, Heilbroner, and the Institutionalists.Economic Growth and Technology: Schumpeter and Capitalism's Motion.The Monetarists and the New Classicals Deepen the Counterrevolution.John Maynard Keynes and the Great Depression.The Jazz Age: Aftermath of War and Prelude to Depression.Thorstein Veblen Takes on the American Captains of Industry.The Cold Water of Poverty and the Heat of John Stuart Mill's Passions.The Distribution of Income: Ricardo versus Malthus.Bentham and Malthus: The Hedonist and the “Pastor”.Feudalism and the Evolution of Economic Society.Readers will dismiss “dismal” from the science.Ĭhapter 1: Feudalism and the Evolution of Economic Society (1,161 KB) Often humorous, Canterbery's easy style will make the student's first foray into economics lively and relevant.

Magically, the author links Adam Smith to Isaac Newton's idea of an orderly universe, F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Thorstein Veblen, John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath to the Great Depression, and Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities to Reaganomics. Understanding the economists' visions - lucidly and vividly unveiled by Canterbery - allows readers to place economics within a broader community of ideas. The result is an enjoyable book that succeeds in illuminating the economic ideas and forces that shape our world.Blending past and present, this brief history of economics is the perfect book for introducing students to the field.Ī Brief History of Economics illustrates how the ideas of the great economists not only influenced societies but were themselves shaped by their cultural milieu.

He introduces us to some of the key thinkers-Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and others-while examining topics ranging from the invention of money to the Great Depression, entrepreneurship, and behavioral economics. Economic historian Niall Kishtainy organizes short chapters that center on big ideas and events.

This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economic concepts, and for readers of all ages who want to better understand economic history and ideas. Binding: Trade Paperback ISBN: 030023452XĪ lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field 'A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear and accessible primer.'-Laura Garmeson, Financial Times What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy helpful, or harmful? While the answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, the unfamiliar language and math of economics can seem daunting. Kishtainy, Niall A Little History of Economics (Little Histories)īook Condition: New Publisher: Yale University Press, February 2018.

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