The Author Examines The Development Of Economics From Ancient Greece To The Modern Welfare State, Arguing That Its History Cannot Be Understood Apart From The Circumstances That Shaped The Economic Beliefs Of The Time, Including The Powerful Influences That Bent Those Beliefs To What Best Served The Financial Advantage Of Those Who Espoused Them. A Look At The Landscape -- After Adam -- The Enduring Iterim -- The Merchants And The State -- The French Design -- The New World Of Adam Smith -- Refinement, Affirmation And The Seeds Of Revolt -- The Great Classical Tradition, I: Around The Margins -- The Great Classical Tradition, 2: The Mainstream -- The Great Classical Tradition, 3: The Defense Of The Faith -- The Grand Assault -- The Separate Personality Of Money -- American Concerns: Trade And Trusts; Enriched And The Rich -- Completion And Criticism -- The Primal Force Of The Great Depression -- The Birth Of The Welfare State -- John Maynard Keynes -- Affirmation By Mars -- High Noon -- Twilight And Evening Bell -- The Present As The Future, I -- The Present As The Future, 2. John Kenneth Galbraith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Library Journal Best Books
Categories:
- Business & Money
- Economics
- Economic History
- Economics
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Author : Galbraith, John Kenneth
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :1987-10-27
Number Of Pages : 324
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0395355729
ISBN-13 : 9780395355725
Item weight : 1.5 lb
Dimensions : 1.4 in x 6.5 in x 9 in
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