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" The big three in economics : "
Mark Skousen.
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BL
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703377
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b525566
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Skousen, Mark.
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| Title & Author
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The big three in economics : : Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes /\ Mark Skousen.
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Armonk, New York :: M.E. Sharpe,, [2007]
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, ©2007
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xi, 243 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0765616947 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780765616944 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (219-230) and index.
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| Contents
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Adam Smith declares an economic revolution in 1776 -- From Smith to Marx: the rise and fall of classical economics -- Karl Marx leads a revolt against capitalism -- From Marx to Keynes: scientific economics comes of age -- John Maynard Keynes: capitalism faces its greatest challenge -- Conclusion: has Adam Smith triumphed over Marx and Keynes?.
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"History comes alive in this story of opposing views that continue to play a fundamental role in today's political and economic climate. The Big Three tells the story of modern economics through the eyes of the three most influential economists in world history: Adam Smith, who, in the 18th century, expounded a revolutionary new doctrine that a nation of rich and poor could flourish under laissez faire and an unfettered market; Karl Marx, the German philosopher who, in the 19th century, inspired disenfranchised workers and intellectuals by seeking radical solutions to the exploitation of the underprivileged; and John Maynard Keynes, the British economist who sought to stabilize a crisis-prone market system through activist fiscal and monetary government policies in the 20th century." "Based on the latest "tell-all" biographies and historical data, the lives and ideas of these three thinkers are revealed in the context of a plot that has many unexpected twists and turns."--BOOK JACKET.
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Keynes, John Maynard,1883-1946.
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Marx, Karl,1818-1883.
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Smith, Adam,1723-1790.
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Economics-- Philosophy.
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Economists, Biography.
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Economists-- History.
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330.15092/2
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HB76.S58 2007
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