The History of Economics - by Roger E Backhouse & Keith Tribe (Paperback)

About the Book

Roger E. Backhouse and Keith Tribe present a broad introduction to the history of economic thought that provides much-needed context behind the development of ideas and a guide through the original writings of major economists. They seek to emphasize a diversity that is sometimes suppressed in more conventional textbooks.

Book Synopsis

A magisterial overview of the history of economic thought from the seventeenth century to the present day, one that emphasizes a diversity of economic argument that it sometime suppressed in more conventional textbooks, which tend to organize their histories into sequences fo schools of thought.

About the Author

Roger E. Backhouse is professor of history and philosophy of economics at the University of Birmingham.

Keith Tribe is a translator and independent scholar. He currently teaches history of economic thought at the University of Birmingham.