The Age of UncertaintyMonograph tracing the historical development of economic theory from the time of adam smith in the 1700s to the present day - includes biographical accounts of the lives and ideas of prominent economists, and covers the ideologies of Marxism, capitalism, colonialism and socialism, money supply, competition, the multinational enterprise, the ratio of land to people, urban development, democracy and political leadership, etc. Illustrations. Biographys prominent economists. |
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On The Age of Uncertainty | 5 |
The Prophets and Promise of Classical Capitalism | 9 |
The Manners and Morals of High Capitalism | 43 |
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