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History of Economic Ideas in 20 Talks, by Cheng-chung Lai, Tai-kuang Ho

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History of Economic Ideas in 20 Talks

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1343955592

by Cheng-chung Lai, Tai-kuang Ho

Springer eBooks.

This book provides a concise history of economic thought for readers of all ages. While some basic economics knowledge would be helpful, it is not required. The book sets out to achieve three aims: to be interesting, entertaining, and thought-provoking. While the authors may appear opinionated in certain instances, this is intentionally done in order to alert readers to form their own views. History of ideas does not make the us smarter nor richer, but it can reduce our ignorance and the "banality of evil"-a term Hannah Arendt referred to people who lack self-reflection, "He did his duty...; he not only obeyed orders, he also obeyed the law.".--, Provided by publisher

Fun and Useful -- Welcome! -- Dead Men's Wrong Ideas? -- Pioneers and Contenders -- Wealth and Power: Mercantilism -- The Physiocrats and Law of Nature -- Classical School -- Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand of the Market Mechanism -- Thomas Malthus and Effectual Demand -- David Ricardo and Differential Rent -- John Stuart Mill and the Peak Time of the Classic School -- The Rise of Socialism -- Antagonists to the Classic School -- Karl Marx and the Collapse of Capitalism -- Marginal Analysis -- The Marginal School in France -- The Marginal School in Germany, Austria, and the U.K -- Application and Extension of the Marginal School -- Alfred Marshall and the Foundation of the Neo-Classical School -- Theories of Imperfect Competition -- Contemporary Trends -- The Boom of Mathematical Economics -- The Institutional School -- Keynes and Keynesian Economics -- Early Austrian School -- The Rise of the Chicago School -- Epilogue: Economic Ideas in Retrospect -- Further Readings