Vinay Bharat-Ram

Evolution of Economic Ideas

Adam Smith to Amartya Sen and Beyond

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Produktbeschreibung

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 Smiths free-market capitalism to Amartya Sens welfare economics and beyond, demystifying several momentous economic developments along the way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 149mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9780199466832
• ISBN-10: 0199466831
• Artikelnr.: 47870117

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
The Great Optimist
The Pessimists
The Angry Genius
The Marginalists
The Transition from Political Economy to Economics
The Trajectory of Partial Equilibrium Analysis
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Money Matters
The Saviour of Capitalism
The Keynesians
The Duel Begins
Mont Pèlerin
The Great Monetarist
The Development Economist
The Guru of International Trade
Conscience of the Economics Profession
Reality versus Theory
Bibliography
About the Author