The Wealth of Ideas: A History of Economic Thought
Alessandro Roncaglia
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Paperback. This 2005 book traces the history of economic thought from its prehistory to the present day. Num Pages: 598 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 888. A History of Economic Thought. 598 pages. This 2005 book traces the history of economic thought from its prehistory to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 36. Weight: 954.
The Wealth of Ideas, first published in 2005, traces the history of economic thought, from its prehistory (the Bible, Classical antiquity) to the present day. In this eloquently written, scientifically rigorous and well documented book, chapters on William Petty, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, William Stanley Jevons, Carl Menger, Leon Walras, Alfred Marshall, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Schumpeter and Piero Sraffa alternate with chapters on other important figures and on debates of the period. Economic thought is seen as developing between two opposite poles: a subjective one, based on the ideas of scarcity and utility, and an objective one ... Read more
The Wealth of Ideas, first published in 2005, traces the history of economic thought, from its prehistory (the Bible, Classical antiquity) to the present day. In this eloquently written, scientifically rigorous and well documented book, chapters on William Petty, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, William Stanley Jevons, Carl Menger, Leon Walras, Alfred Marshall, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Schumpeter and Piero Sraffa alternate with chapters on other important figures and on debates of the period. Economic thought is seen as developing between two opposite poles: a subjective one, based on the ideas of scarcity and utility, and an objective one ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
598
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
874g
Number of Pages
598
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521691871
SKU
V9780521691871
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About Alessandro Roncaglia
Alessandro Roncaglia is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economic Sciences, University of Rome 'La Sapienza'. He is a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and editor of BNL Quarterly Review and Moneta e Credito. His numerous publications include Piero Sraffa: His life, thought and cultural heritage (2000) and the Italian edition of this book, La ricchezza delle ... Read more
Reviews for The Wealth of Ideas: A History of Economic Thought
This is an impressive, wide-ranging and useful volume. Business History Review Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire