The Age of the EconomistSurveying the history of economics from Adam Smith's day to the 1990s for those with interest but not expertise in the field, Rusfeld (U. of Michigan) explores the ideas and events which shaped competing economic theories over the past 200 years: e.g., Marxism, women and the economy, the Keynesian r |
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Preface | 1 |
Economics and the Market Economy | 7 |
The Early Days | 13 |
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