The Worldly Philosophers
Subtitle: the lives, times, and ideas of the great economic thinkers
By: by Robert L. Heilbroner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1953
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Economists -- Biography.; Economics -- History.
First sentence: This is a book about a handful of men with a curious claim to fame.
Description: Introduction.--The economic revolution.--The wonderful world of Adam Smith.--The gloomy world of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo.--The beautiful world of the Utopian socialists.--The inexorable world of Karl Marx.--The Victorian world and the underworld of economics.--The savage world of Thorstein Veblen.--The sick world of John Maynard Keynes.--The modern world.--Beyond the economic revolution.--A guide to further reading (p. 320-326).
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (pages 320-326) and index.
Table of contents: label: I.
title: Introduction
pagenum: 3; label: II.
title: The Economic Revolution
pagenum: 9; label: III.
title: The Wonderful World of Adam Smith
pagenum: 33; label: IV.
title: The Gloomy World of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo
pagenum: 67; label: V.
title: The Beautiful World of the Utopian Socialists
pagenum: 96; label: VI.
title: The Inexorable World of Karl Marx
pagenum: 127; label: VII.
title: The Victorian World and the Underworld of Economics
pagenum: 161; label: VIII.
title: The Savage World of Thorstein Veblen
pagenum: 199; label: IX.
title: The Sick World of John Maynard Keynes
pagenum: 236; label: X.
title: The Modern World
pagenum: 277; label: XI.
title: Beyond the Exonomic Revolution
pagenum: 302; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 318; title: A Guide to Further Reading
pagenum: 320; title: Index
pagenum: 327