The big three in economics : Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes /
Skousen, Mark,
The big three in economics : Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes / Big 3 in economics Mark Skousen. - xi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Adam Smith declares an economic revolution in 1776 -- From Smith to Marx: the rise and fall of classical economics -- Karl Marx leads a revolt against capitalism -- From Marx to Keynes: scientific economics comes of age -- John Maynard Keynes: capitalism faces its greatest challenge -- Conclusion: has Adam Smith triumphed over Marx and Keynes?.
"History comes alive in this story of opposing views that continue to play a fundamental role in today's political and economic climate. The Big Three tells the story of modern economics through the eyes of the three most influential economists in world history: Adam Smith, who, in the 18th century, expounded a revolutionary new doctrine that a nation of rich and poor could flourish under laissez faire and an unfettered market; Karl Marx, the German philosopher who, in the 19th century, inspired disenfranchised workers and intellectuals by seeking radical solutions to the exploitation of the underprivileged; and John Maynard Keynes, the British economist who sought to stabilize a crisis-prone market system through activist fiscal and monetary government policies in the 20th century." "Based on the latest "tell-all" biographies and historical data, the lives and ideas of these three thinkers are revealed in the context of a plot that has many unexpected twists and turns."--BOOK JACKET.
0765616947 9780765616944
2006020466
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883
Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946
Economists--History
Economics--Philosophy
Economists--Biography
HB76 / .S58 2007
330.150922
The big three in economics : Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes / Big 3 in economics Mark Skousen. - xi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Adam Smith declares an economic revolution in 1776 -- From Smith to Marx: the rise and fall of classical economics -- Karl Marx leads a revolt against capitalism -- From Marx to Keynes: scientific economics comes of age -- John Maynard Keynes: capitalism faces its greatest challenge -- Conclusion: has Adam Smith triumphed over Marx and Keynes?.
"History comes alive in this story of opposing views that continue to play a fundamental role in today's political and economic climate. The Big Three tells the story of modern economics through the eyes of the three most influential economists in world history: Adam Smith, who, in the 18th century, expounded a revolutionary new doctrine that a nation of rich and poor could flourish under laissez faire and an unfettered market; Karl Marx, the German philosopher who, in the 19th century, inspired disenfranchised workers and intellectuals by seeking radical solutions to the exploitation of the underprivileged; and John Maynard Keynes, the British economist who sought to stabilize a crisis-prone market system through activist fiscal and monetary government policies in the 20th century." "Based on the latest "tell-all" biographies and historical data, the lives and ideas of these three thinkers are revealed in the context of a plot that has many unexpected twists and turns."--BOOK JACKET.
0765616947 9780765616944
2006020466
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883
Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946
Economists--History
Economics--Philosophy
Economists--Biography
HB76 / .S58 2007
330.150922