Introduction: -- The supra-surplus society -- Unconventional wisdom; economics and the tradition of scarcity -- Malthus, ricardo, and normal expectations -- Post great recession expectations -- The necessary economy : sraffa's neo-ricardian view -- The kaleckian income distribution -- Beyond...

Blending past and present, this brief history of economics is the perfect book for introducing students to the field. A Brief History of Economics illustrates how the ideas of the great economists not only influenced societies but were themselves shaped by their cultural milieu. Understanding...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Chapter 1. At Inception -- Chapter 2. The Great Depression -- The Prelude to Disaster -- The Speculative Bubble -- The Great Crash -- The Aftermath -- GNP and the Downward Trade Spiral -- Keynes's Academic Precursors -- Keynes's Policy Suggestions -- Chapter 3....

This book is the first in the field to cover exclusively the modern radical economists. Science has always had its radicals; economics is unexceptional in this regard. The book begins with the persona of Karl Marx and his soulmate Friedrich Engels, the most radical of all, continuing with the...