A History of Economic Theory: Classic Contributions, 1720-1980 (Softshell Books)

By Jürg Niehans

Book Overview

A History of Economic Theory offers a comprehensive account of the builders and building blocks of modern mainstream economics. Jurg Niehans shows how the analytical tools used by economists have... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801838347
• ISBN13: 9780801838347
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding Reference on Economists and their schools

The only book I've seen, outside the Palgrave reference book, that gives brief vignettes on different economists and their schools. Author does not mince words, writes strong, and gets to the point. A nice one-volume tome. Also includes some mathematics, which is nice.