History of economic ideas in 20 talks / Cheng-chung Lai, Tai-kuang Ho.
This book provides a concise history of economic thought for readers of all ages. While some basic economics knowledge would be helpful, it is not required. The book sets out to achieve three aims: to be interesting, entertaining, and thought-provoking. While the authors may appear opinionated in ce...
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Table of Contents:
- Fun and Useful
- Welcome!
- Dead Mens Wrong Ideas?
- Pioneers and Contenders
- Wealth and Power: Mercantilism
- The Physiocrats and Law of Nature
- Classical School
- Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand of the Market Mechanism
- Thomas Malthus and Effectual Demand
- David Ricardo and Differential Rent
- John Stuart Mill and the Peak Time of the Classic School
- The Rise of Socialism
- Antagonists to the Classic School
- Karl Marx and the Collapse of Capitalism
- Marginal Analysis
- The Marginal School in France
- The Marginal School in Germany, Austria, and the U.K
- Application and Extension of the Marginal School
- Alfred Marshall and the Foundation of the Neo-Classical School
- Theories of Imperfect Competition
- Contemporary Trends
- The Boom of Mathematical Economics
- The Institutional School
- Keynes and Keynesian Economics
- Early Austrian School
- The Rise of the Chicago School
- Epilogue: Economic Ideas in Retrospect
- Further Readings.