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The worldly philosophers:

the lives, times, and ideas of the great economic thinkers
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Simon & Schuster, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 365 pages
The Worldly Philosophers is a bestselling classic that not only enables us to see more deeply into our history but helps us better understand our own times. In this seventh edition, Robert L. Heilbroner provides a new theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. The theme is the common focus of their highly varied ideas -- namely, the search to understand how a capitalist society works. It is a focus never more needed than in this age of confusing economic headlines.

In a bold new concluding chapter entitled "The End of the Worldly Philosophy?" Heilbroner reminds us that the word "end" refers to both the purpose and limits of economics. This chapter conveys a concern that today's increasingly "scientific" economics may overlook fundamental social and political issues that are central to economics. Thus, unlike its predecessors, this new edition provides not just an indispensable illumination of our past but a call to action for our future.

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Great introduction to the world of economics. - Goodreads
And the writing style is engaging and entertaining. - Goodreads
So interesting and what an introduction! - Goodreads
His writing style reminds me of Schama's scripts on TV. - Goodreads
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Robert L. Heilbroner 介紹由 Adam Smith (1723-1790) 到 John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) 之間的二百多年的經濟學發展。難得的幾天春節假期,我終於讀完了。當中明白了一些盎格魯-撒克遜經濟學的主張。幾位偉人及天才定下一代又一代的思潮,改寫一國又一國人民的歷史。
如果沒有亞當·史密夫的《國富論》,英國的工業革命會怎樣呢?如果沒有卡爾·馬克思的《資本論》,俄羅斯、中國會否走向共產主義呢?如果沒有約翰·梅納德·凱恩斯的凱思斯學派,美國安在嗎?
他們的確改變著我們的歷史。
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I first read this book in the early nineties, and the book has been revised slightly since then. The book is a classic, and serves as an able introduction to what economics should be, as opposed to ... Read full review

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About the author (1999)

Robert L. Heilbroner is the Norman Thomas Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at The New School for Social Research and is the author of more than twenty books. He lives in New York City.

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