A Concise History of Economic Thought: From Mercantilism to Monetarism

by Gianni Vaggi, P. Groenewegen

This book presents a brief history of economic thought from the 17th century to the present day. Each chapter examines the key contributions of a major economist or group of economists and includes suggestions for further reading. Economists covered include Keynes, Marshall, Petty and Jevons, and less familiar theorists such as Galiani and Turgot.

Genres: Economics, Theory, History

358 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't make it through this, but could see returning to it if I needed something very consise. It still covers every damn economist fromMercantilism forward but only briefly. In some ways the lack of context was mystifiying. Maybe I should have read it backwards cause atleast I kind of know where we are now.