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The Classical School - by Callum Williams (Paperback)

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  • A fascinating chronicle of the lives of twenty economists who played major roles in the evolution of global economic thought.
  • About the Author: Callum Williams is senior economics writer at The Economist.
  • 288 Pages
  • Business + Money Management, Economic History

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"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."--Provided by publisher.



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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.



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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Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Business + Money Management
Sub-Genre: Economic History
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Format: Paperback
Author: Callum Williams
Language: English
Street Date: May 19, 2020
TCIN: 1004454939
UPC: 9781541762695
Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-9645
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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