Heilbroner, Robert L. 1919-

The worldly philosophers : the lives, times, and ideas of the great economic thinkers / Robert L. Heilbroner. - Rev. 7th ed. - London : Penguin, 2000. - 365p. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. Previous ed.: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986; London: Penguin, 1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The author surveys the key figures and ideas in economic history. Beginning with the evolution of a market system, he analyses leading economic thinkers from Adam Smith to Malthus, from Marx to Veblen, and from Keynes to the present day.

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Economics--History.
Economists--Biography.

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