Description |
1 online resource (343 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Markets, Efficiency, and Adam Smith; 3. Many Forms of Market: Sellers Big and Small; 4. Markets Often Fail and So Do Governments; 5. Unemployment and J.M. Keynes; 6. After Keynes; 7. Money, Banks, and Finance; 8. Trade, Foreign Investment and Migration; 9. Economic Growth and Development; 10. Conclusion; Index |
Summary |
"The book explains the basic ideas of economics along with their historical context. It includes the events and traditions of the era of mentors--Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Walras, Keynes--with the economics they developed and controversies around them."--Provided by publisher |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Economics -- History.
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Economics -- Philosophy
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Comparative economics.
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Comparative economics
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Economics
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Economics -- Philosophy
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781351581691 |
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1351581694 |
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