"An entertaining and accessible introduction to great economic thinkers throughout history, now in its fourth edition, with updates and commentary on the 2020 "great cessation," Trump and Obama economic policies, the dominance of Amazon, and many other timely topics."

The influence of political developments on the evolution of economic thought is the main theme behind this book. As the authors reveal throughout the book, history has shown many times that political events can trigger the formulation of new economic conceptions that in turn influence the future...

Helge Hesse, Betriebswirt, Philosoph und strategischer Marketingberater, führt durch die Entwicklung des ökonomischen Denkens und die Geschichte der Denkschulen seit der Antike. Dabei stellt er en passant in kompakter, verständlicher Form Theorien, Kernaussagen und Kontroversen der...

This highly illuminating book marks a significant stage in our growing understanding of how the development of national traditions of economic thought has been affected by both internal and external factors