Fifty Major Economists (Routledge Key Guides) - Softcover

Pressman, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415134811 ISBN 13: 9780415134811

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This book is an ideal reference tool, providing brief biographical data on the economists who have shaped the discipline. It also includes description and analysis of the major features of their economic thought. It provides balanced coverage of all the major traditions and a wide range of economists with more space being devoted to seminal theorists who opened up new horizons for economics. This book features:
* lists of the writers works
* guides to further reading
* a glossary of economic terms. Also available:
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Review

"Provides encyclopedia-style entries for fifty of the most important economists in the history of economic ideas from the origins of the discipline up to the present.." -"Journal of Economic Literature

Synopsis

This book is designed as a reference tool for students and writers, providing brief biographical data on the economists who have shaped the discipline of economics, and more extensive exposition and analysis of the major features of their economic thought. Fifty Major Economists provides balanced coverage of the contributions of a wide range of economists, from Adam Smith to Gary Becker and Robert E. Lucas, with more space being devoted to seminal theorists who opened up new horizons for economics. Lists of the writers works are included, along with guides to further reading and a glossary of the economic terms used in the book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415134811
• ISBN 13: 9780415134811
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224