A History of Economics: The Past as the Present

by JohnKennethGalbraith (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1991

  $4.15

  A book explaining the history of economics; including the powerful and vested interests which moulded the theories to their financial advantage; as a means of understanding modern economics.

• Used

  Paperback
  1989

  $3.39

  A history of economics from the 5th century BC up to the present day, this concentrates on the economists of the past, such as Adam Smith, Paveto and Marx, and discusses the economic developments (mercantilism, the industrial revolution, the rise of the working class) which gave lead to their ideas. Galbraith's many books include The Affluent Society , The Great Crash 1929 , The Nature of Mass Poverty and The Anatomy of Power .

• New

  Paperback
  1991

  $15.25

  A book explaining the history of economics; including the powerful and vested interests which moulded the theories to their financial advantage; as a means of understanding modern economics.