New Ideas from Dead Economists An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought,9780452280526

New Ideas from Dead Economists An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780452280526
ISBN10: 0452280524
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher(s): PENGUIN BOOKS
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Summary

This witty, entertaining, accessible Introduction to the great economic thinkers throughout history-Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and more-shows how their ideas apply to our modern world. In this revised edition, renowned economist Todd Buchholz offers an insightful and informed perspective on key economic issues in the new millennium: increasing demand for energy, the rise of China, international trade, aging populations, health care, and the effects of global warming. New Ideas from Dead Economists is a fascinating guide to understanding both the evolution of economic theory and our complex contemporary economy. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Martin Feldstein
Preface to the Revised Edition xi
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction: The Plight of the Economist
1(9)
The Second Coming of Adam Smith
10(32)
Malthus: Prophet of Doom and Population Boom
42(26)
David Ricardo and the Cry for Free Trade
68(23)
The Stormy Mind of John Stuart Mill
91(24)
The Angry Oracle Called Karl Marx
115(32)
Alfred Marshall and the Marginalist Mind
147(28)
Old and New Institutionalists
175(28)
Keynes: Bon Vivant as Savior
203(23)
The Monetarist Battle Against Keynes
226(21)
The Public Choice School: Politics as a Business
247(28)
The Wild World of Rational Expectations
275(18)
Dark Clouds, Silver Linings
293(10)
Notes 303(22)
Index 325

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