The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
- ISBN-10
- 0671213253
- ISBN-13
- 9780671213251
- Series
- The Worldly Philosophers
- Category
- Business & Economics / Economics / General
- Pages
- 347
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1972
- Publisher
- New York : Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Robert L. Heilbroner
Description
Max Weber , The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism * ( G. Allen and Unwin , London , 1930 ) is another classic in the field , but somewhat more demanding of the reader . The person who wants a less specialized overview of the ...
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