The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers
by Robert L. Heilbroner
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British-American journalist, author and economist
Recommended by 4 notable people, including Heidi N. Moore and Jason Furman
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The Worldly Philosophers not only enables us to see more deeply into our history but helps us better understand our own times. In this seventh edition, Robert L. Heilbroner provides a new theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. The theme is the common focus of their highly varied ideasnamely, the search to understand ho...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Economics, Finance, and Politics.
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