The Making of Modern Economics, Fourth Edition
The Lives and Ideas of the Great Thinkers

Name: The Making of Modern Economics, Fourth Edition
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Skousen
ISBN: 9798212023962

Author: Mark Skousen

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 21 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 08/27/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

The Making of Modern Economics presents a bold and engaging history of economics—the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today’s rigorous social science.This comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers begins with Adam Smith and continues through to the present day. It examines the contributions each one made to our understanding of the role of the economist, the science of economics, and economic theory. Each chapter highlights little-known and entertaining facts about the economists’ personal lives that had an influence on their work.The fourth edition adds coverage of modern monetary theory, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, minimum wage debates, Schumpeter and socialism, Malthus and immigration, and more.The Making of Modern Economics is a valuable, engaging text for courses in the history of economic thought and political economy.

About Mark Skousen

Mark Skousen is an investment expert, economist, university professor, and author of more than twenty-five books. He earned his PhD in monetary economics at George Washington University in 1977. He has taught economics and finance at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Grantham University, Barnard College, Mercy College, and Rollins College. He is a presidential fellow and Doti-Spogli Endowed Chair of Free Enterprise at Chapman University.

About Robertson Dean

Robertson Dean has played leading roles on and off Broadway and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country. He has a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Yale. His audiobook narration has garnered ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he works in film and television in addition to narrating.

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“The most interesting and lively book on the history of economic thought ever written.” Douglas A. Irwin, professor of economics, Dartmouth College

“My students love it. Skousen makes the history of economics come alive like no other textbook.” Roger W. Garrison, professor of economics, Auburn University