The Great Economists
their lives and their conceptions of the world
by Robert L. Heilbroner
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"The Worldly Philosophers is a bestselling classic that 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 view theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. The theme is the common focus of their highly varied ideas - namely, the search to understand how a capitalist society works."--BOOK JACKET.
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Economics, Economists, History, Economists, biography, Biography, Economen, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Biographies, Histoire, Économie politique, Économistes, Economie politique, Economistes, Economics, history, Heilbroner, robert l, Economics--history, Economists--biography, Hb76 .h4 1972, Hb76 .h4 1999, 330/.092/2 b, Doctrines économiques, Manuel, [manuel], Economists -- Biography, Biografie, Philosophers, Économique, Economic thoughtShowing 10 featured editions. View all 66 editions?
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Revised for publication in England with two supplementary chapters by Paul Streeten.
First published in the United States under the title "The Worldly Philosophers".
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"This is a book about a handful of men with a curious claim to fame."
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