The Classical School: The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives by Williams, Callum
The Classical School: The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives by Williams, Callum

The Classical School: The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives

A fascinating chronicle of the lives of twenty economists who played major roles in the evolution of...
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Author: Callum Williams
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The Classical School: The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives by Williams, Callum

The Classical School: The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives

CHF 24.88
The Classical School: The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives by Williams, Callum

The Classical School: The Birth of Economics in 20 Enlightened Lives

CHF 24.88
Author: Callum Williams
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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A fascinating chronicle of the lives of twenty economists who played major roles in the evolution of global economic thought.

What was Adam Smith really talking about when he mentioned the "invisible hand"? Did Karl Marx really predict the end of capitalism? Did Thomas Malthus (from whose name the word "Malthusian" derives) really believe that famines were desirable?

In The Classical School, Callum Williams debunks popular myths about these great economists, and explains the significance of their ideas in an engaging way. After reading this book, you will know much more about the very famous (Smith, Ricardo, Mill) and the not-quite-so-famous (Bernard de Mandeville, Friedrich Engels, Jean-Baptiste Say). The book offers an assessment of what they wrote, the impact it had, and the worthiness of their ideas. It's far from the final word on any of these people, but a useful way of understanding what they were all about, at a time when understanding these economic giants is perhaps more important than ever.


Author: Callum Williams
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 05/19/2020
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.51w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9781541762695

About the Author
Callum Williams is senior economics writer at The Economist. He joined in 2014 and covers global economic trends including the labour market, political economy and housing. He has been interviewed by the BBC World Service, Sky News, and Al Jazeera, among others. He is the author of The Classical School (Profile/PublicAffairs, 2020), a book about the history of economic thought. Callum studied at Cambridge, Oxford, and Harvard, where he was supervised by Amartya Sen
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