The Penguin History of Economics

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Penguin UK, 31.01.2002 - 384 Seiten

The definitive guide to the history of economic thought, fully revised twenty years after first publication

Roger Backhouse's definitive guide takes the story of economic thinking from the ancient world to the present day, with a brand-new chapter on the twenty-first century and updates throughout to reflect the latest scholarship.

Covering topics including globalisation, inequality, financial crises and the environment, Backhouse brings his breadth of expertise and a contemporary lens to this original and insightful exploration of economics, revealing how we got to where we are today.

 

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The Ancient World
The Middle Ages
The Emergence of the Modern World View the Sixteenth Century
Science Politics and Trade in Seventeenthcentury England
Absolutism and Enlightenment in Eighteenthcentury France
The Scottish Enlightenment of the Eighteenth Century
The Emergence of Political Economy
MidVictorian Political Economy
Quantitative Economics
From Marshall to Mathematical Economics
Welfare Economics and Socialism 18701945
The Second World War and After
Markets and the State since 1945
Macroeconomics and Policy 19392008
Economics in the Twentyfirst Century
Epilogue

The Split between History and Theory in Europe 18701914
The Rise of American Economics 18701939
Money and the Business Cycle 18981945
A Note on the Literature
Notes
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Professor of the History and Philosophy of Economics at the University of Birmingham, Backhouse is a leading historian of economics.

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