false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175881380m/569464.jpg 569464 6 Over 150 years ago, Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle dubbed economics the "dismal science." But it certainly doesn't seem that way in the skillful hands of Todd G. Buchholz, author of <I>New Ideas from Dead Economists.</I> In this revised edition of a book first published in 1989, economics is accessible, relevant, and fascinating. It's even fun--for example, when he uses the cast of <i>Gilligan's Island</i> and Henny Youngman jokes to explain complex economic theories. "Why not have the last laugh on Carlyle by using the dead economists themselves to reverse their bad reputations and to teach the lessons they left to us?"<p> Buchholz surveys and critiques economic thought from Adam Smith's invisible hand of the 18th century to the depression-fighting ideas of the Keynesians and money-supply concepts of the 20th-century monetarists. He also relates classic economic principles to such modern-day events as the fall of communism, the Asian financial meltdown, and global warming. Buchholz includes plenty of anecdotes about the lives of the great economists: Karl Marx, for instance, was an unkempt slob; David Ricardo, the early-19th-century English politician and economist, was among the rare economists to get rich trading stocks; and Maynard Keynes was so homely his friends called him "Snout." Here's a lively and authoritative read for those interested in the past, present, and future of economics. <I>--Dan Ring</I> 105702 1989 New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought total:227|5:40|4:96|3:68|2:19|1:4| 227 830 373 37 569464 0452280524 9780452280526 179 29 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175881380m/569464.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/569464.New_Ideas_from_Dead_Economists_An_Introduction_to_Modern_Economic_Thought 4 2 false Tue Jun 26 17:34:47 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 17:39:01 -0700 2007 569464 0452280524 9780452280526 179 29 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175881380m/569464.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/569464.New_Ideas_from_Dead_Economists_An_Introduction_to_Modern_Economic_Thought 4 1 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 15 12:01:55 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 12:05:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 109680 0452288444 9780452288447 34 5 3.66 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109680.New_Ideas_from_Dead_Economists_An_Introduction_to_Modern_Economic_Thought 3 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 12 03:30:39 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 07 13:31:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 569464 0452280524 9780452280526 179 29 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175881380m/569464.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/569464.New_Ideas_from_Dead_Economists_An_Introduction_to_Modern_Economic_Thought 4 0 false Mon Apr 06 11:38:41 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 11:38:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 109680 0452288444 9780452288447 34 5 3.66 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109680.New_Ideas_from_Dead_Economists_An_Introduction_to_Modern_Economic_Thought 4 0 false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 15 10:37:14 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 10:18:38 -0800 2008
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I read it for fun in 2008, and learned a LOT. Should be required reading for anyone in government.

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