In this work, Rutherford reviews why Adam Smith, Hayek, Mises and others praised economic markets, with a view to understanding, in contrast, historical attacks on markets dating as far back as Aristotle. The market has long been criticized as an inappropriate method of allocation, encouraging...

This book offers a comprehensible overview of essential theories in the history of economic thought. The discussion covers economic ideas from ancient times to neoliberalism. Univ. Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Gerhard Kolb(Universität Hildesheim)

Das Buch vermittelt einen leicht verständlichen Überblick über die wichtigsten dogmenhistorischen Positionen des ökonomischen Denkens. Im Rahmen dessen wird auf den "Aspekt der Ökonomik" in der Antike und im Mittelalter, im Merkantilismus, im Physiokratismus, im Klassischen Liberalismus, im...

The evolution of economic thought can be traced back from its beginnings in classical antiquity up to the present day. In this book, Professor Alessandro Roncaglia offers a clear, concise and updated version of his award-winning The Wealth of Ideas, studying the development of economic thought...

"A Brief History of Economic Thought The evolution of economic thought can be traced back from its beginnings in classical antiquity up to the present day. In this book, Professor Alessandro Roncaglia offers a clear, concise and updated version of his award- winning The Wealth of Ideas, studying...