The Making of Modern Economics
The Making of Modern Economics presents a bold, engaging, and updated history of economics—the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science. This comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers of the past 225 years begins with Adam Smith and continues through the present day. The text examines the contributions made by each individual to our understanding of the role of the economist, the science of economics, and economic theory. Boxes in each chapter highlight little-known and entertaining facts about the economists' personal lives that had an influence on their work.
''Provocative, engaging, anything but dismal!''
— N. Gregory Mankiw, Harvard University
''A story rarely told...It's unputdownable!''
— Mark Blaug, author of Economic Theory in Retrospect
''The Making of Modern Economics is a reference bible. What an absolutely ideal gift for college students.''
— The National Review
''Both fascinating and infuriating...engaging, readable, colorful...credulous, disingenuous, and tendentious.''
— Foreign Affairs
''Examines the contributions made by each thinker to the role of the economist, the science of economics, and economic theory overall.''
— Booknews