Teachings from the Worldly PhilosophyW. W. Norton & Company, 1997 M04 17 - 368 páginas Selections from great writings on economics, annotated and introduced by a distinguished economist and teacher. Author of The Worldly Philosophers, a 3-million-copy seller, Robert Heilbroner offers here a compendium of readings from the "worldly philosophers" themselves. The selections range from the earliest economic thought to such towering volumes as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population, David Ricardo's Principles of Political Economy, and John Maynard Keynes's The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Acting as "a docent, not merely an editor," he takes the reader through the core arguments with "brilliantly clear commentary" (New York Times Book Review). |
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... matter that we would certainly consider to be at the heart of economics—the drive to gain wealth. I shall say no more about it until we have looked over this brief, but l think representative, sampling of its many strictures and fewer ...
... matter that we would certainly consider to be at the heart of economics—the drive to gain wealth. I shall say no more about it until we have looked over this brief, but l think representative, sampling of its many strictures and fewer ...
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... matter is immediately apparent. The Bible has little or nothing to say about the social consequences of the actions it holds up for consideration. Usury earns vehement denunciation, but nothing is said about what consequences will ensue ...
... matter is immediately apparent. The Bible has little or nothing to say about the social consequences of the actions it holds up for consideration. Usury earns vehement denunciation, but nothing is said about what consequences will ensue ...
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... matter. Wealth-getting is not considered as an attribute of a particular social order, but only as a private activity whose successful pursuit will come at the expense of the moral character of the pursuer. To put it differently, wealth ...
... matter. Wealth-getting is not considered as an attribute of a particular social order, but only as a private activity whose successful pursuit will come at the expense of the moral character of the pursuer. To put it differently, wealth ...
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... . Enough has been said about the theory of money-making; we now proceed to the practical part. The discussion of such matters is not unworthy of philosophy, but to be engaged in 8/ TEACHINGS FROM THE WORLDLY PHILOSOPHY.
... . Enough has been said about the theory of money-making; we now proceed to the practical part. The discussion of such matters is not unworthy of philosophy, but to be engaged in 8/ TEACHINGS FROM THE WORLDLY PHILOSOPHY.
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... Matter from whence all Wealth is produced,” neither was he a Physiocrat, a member of that remarkable group of inquirers whose economic philosophy began from the. 8 "Richard Cantillon and the Nationality of Political Economy," in Henry ...
... Matter from whence all Wealth is produced,” neither was he a Physiocrat, a member of that remarkable group of inquirers whose economic philosophy began from the. 8 "Richard Cantillon and the Nationality of Political Economy," in Henry ...
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The Classical Economists | 53 |
Karl Marx | 159 |
The Marginalists | 197 |
Twentieth Century Economists | 245 |
Envoi | 331 |
Index | 337 |
Back Cover | 354 |
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