The Making of Modern Economics, Second Edition
- Author Mark Skousen
- Narrator William Hughes
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 31 August 2009
- Run Time 20 hours and 2 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Economic history, Economic theory and philosophy.
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What to expect
Here is a bold, updated history of economics, the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today’s rigorous social science. Noted financial writer and economist Mark Skousen has revised this popular work to provide more on Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Joseph Stiglitz and on “imperfect” markets and behavioral economics.
This comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers of the past 225 years begins with Adam Smith and continues to the present day, examining the contributions made by each individual to our understanding of the role of the economist, the science of economics, and economic theory. Included are highlights of little known facts about the economists' personal lives that affected their work.
Critics Review
“Lively and accurate, a sure bestseller. Skousen is an able, imaginative and energetic economist.”
“I champion Skousen’s new book to everyone. I keep it by my bedside and refer to it often. An absolutely ideal gift for college students.”
“Mark Skousen has emerged as one of the clearest writers on all matters economic today, the next Milton Friedman.”
“Both fascinating and infuriating…enaging, readable, colorful…credulous, disingenuous, and tendentious.”
“Provocative, engaging, anything but dismal.”
“One of the most original books ever published in economics.”
“The author’s unique view compares the development of economic thought to the construction of a building, designating Adam Smith’s 1776 Wealth of Nations as the foundation.”
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