Roger E. Backhouse
The Penguin History of Economics
Издательство: Penguin Books Ltd., 2002 г.
978-0-14-026042-7
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Объем: 384 стр.
A very clear, reliable and readable history of economic thought from the ancient world to the present day. From Homer to Marx to John Stuart Mill, Backhouse shows how to keep your Keynsians from your post-Keynsians and New Keynsians. This is a core book.
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