Evolution of Economic Ideas

Adam Smith to Amartya Sen and Beyond
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-19-946683-2
Verlag: Sydney University Press

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 380 g

Do you know that Karl Marx, who despised the capitalist class, was actually raised in an upper-middle-class family? And that the distinguished economist John Maynard Keynes scored poorly in economics in the civil service examination-which he attributed to the examiner's lack of knowledge of the subject?

Vinay Bharat-Ram, in this delightful and breezy read, offers revealing glimpses into the lives and social circumstances of some of the most influential economic thinkers who have determined the way we understand economics today. Brimming with fascinating nuggets from their lives, this book journeys from Adam Smith's free-market capitalism to Amartya Sen's welfare economics and beyond, demystifying several momentous economic developments along the way. It explains how the social conditions and
unique circumstances of these philosophers shaped their sometimes rich and sometimes absurd ideas that eventually formed the foundation of modern economics.

Giving a wide berth to the much-dreaded buzzwords that have long hindered an easy understanding of economics, this concise book, laced with warm humour, casts light on ideas that have held generations of economists in thrall.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bharat-Ram, Vinay

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL

Über Autor(innen)

Vinay Bharat-Ram is the chairman of DCM Limited, the chairperson of the Population Foundation of India, and life trustee of the Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi. Educated at the universities of Delhi (St. Stephens College), Michigan, and Harvard, he holds a PhD in economics from the University of Delhi.