The Worldly Philosophers
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerImperialism (G. Allen & Unwin, London, 1938) is still to the point and enormously interesting, more so than Lenin's famous pamphlet by the same name. Veblen himself makes magnificent reading, if you take to his style.
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerMax 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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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerIn this seventh edition, Robert L. Heilbroner provides a new theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx.
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. Heilbroner“ The showpieces , " writes Galbraith , " are , with rare exceptions , the industries which are dominated by a handful of large firms . The foreign visitor , brought to the United States . . . , visits the same firms as do the attorneys ...
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerPresents the ideas of the great economic thinkers, from Adam Smith to Malthus, and from Marx to John Maynard Keynes.
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerThe Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerThe Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerIncludes a note on the author, Robert L. Heilbroner, chapter summaries and commentaries, final summary and evaluation of work, and more.
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerThe 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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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
By Robert L. HeilbronerIntroduction.--The economic revolution.--The wonderful world of Adam Smith.--The gloomy world of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo.--The beautiful world of the Utopian socialists.--The inexorable world of Karl Marx.--The Victorian world and...