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Book SynopsisGreat Economic Thinkers presents an accessible introduction to the lives and works of the most influential economists of modern times: Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, and Nobel Prize winners Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, John Forbes Nash Jr, Daniel Kahneman, Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz. Free from jargon and equations, the book describes key economic concepts – from the role played by the division of labour to wages and rents, cognitive biases, game theory and liberalism – showing how they have come to shape our society today.
Table of ContentsIntroduction - D'Maris Coffman 1 Adam Smith - Jonathan Conlin 2 David Ricardo - Helen Paul 3 John Stuart Mill - Joseph Persky 4 Karl Marx - Paul Prew 5 Alfred Marshall - Katia Caldari 6 Joseph Schumpeter - Mario Graca Moura 7 John Maynard Keynes - Victoria Bateman 8 Friedrich Hayek - Scott Scheall 9 Milton Friedman - Victoria Bateman 10 John Forbes Nash Jr - Karen Horn 11 Daniel Kahneman - Michelle Baddeley 12 Amartya Sen - Jonathan Conlin 13 Joseph Stiglitz - Emmanuelle Benicourt References Further reading List of contributors Acknowledgements
