The History of Economic Ideas: Economic Thought in Contemporary Context

by Brandon DuPont

The global financial crisis has drawn attention to the importance of understanding historical ideas and learning lessons from the past. However, it can sometimes be difficult to trace the connections between old ideas and modern day issues. This textbook traces the evolution of economic ideas from the ancient to the modern world by examining the contributions of the most important scholars to some of the most important ideas in economics.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113810132X
• ISBN13: 9781138101326
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages