TY - BOOK ID - 137250718 TI - The making of modern economics PY - 2009 SN - 131745586X 0765622270 1317455878 1315699443 1780345852 9781317455875 9781315718705 1315718707 9781317513797 1317513797 9780765622266 0765622262 9780765622273 PB - Armonk, N.Y. M.E. Sharpe DB - UniCat KW - Economics KW - Economists KW - History. KW - Philosophy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137250718 AB - Here is a bold history of economics - the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science. Noted financial writer and economist Mark Skousen has revised and updated this popular work to provide more material on Adam Smith and Karl Marx, and expanded coverage of Joseph Stiglitz, 'imperfect' markets, and behavioral economics.This comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers of the past 225 years begins with Adam Smith and continues through the present day. The text examines the contributions made by each individual to our u ER -