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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers

The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

The final and most profound revision of this classic bestseller defines the common thread linking the world's greatest economic thinkers and explores the philosophies that motivate them.

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The making of economic society

The making of economic society more books like this

by Robert L. Heilbroner

With its roots in history and eyes on the future, this book gives readers a balanced perspective of why our economic society is the way it is and where it may be headed by tracing its development from the Middles Ages to the present. Showing that today's economic problems cannot be understood unless we have an understanding of how they first arose ...

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Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know about How the Economy Works & Where It's Going

Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know about How the Economy Works & Where It's Going more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner, Lester C Thurow

This updated edition of the definitive introduction to economics addresses urgent topical issues, including the increasing inequality in the distribution of income, the impact of the "globalization" of capitalism, and the far-reaching effects of new technology. Charts throughout.

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The End of Work

The End of Work more books like this

by Jeremy Rifkin, Robert L Heilbroner (Foreword by)

Esteemed economist, philosopher, and activist Jeremy Rifkin addresses what could be the most important issue facing our global economy--the wholesale loss of jobs to new technologies. With a foreword by Robert L. Heilbroner, The End of Work provides a provocative analysis of the worldwide unemployment crisis, fresh alternatives to formal work, and ...

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The Worldly Philosophers

The Worldly Philosophers more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

Through accessible and highly readable biographical sketches of major philosophers, Robert Heilbroner explains, for the common person, the seemingly impenetrable world of economics. In the decades since its initial publication in 1953, Heilbroner's THE WORLDLY PHILOPHERS has achieved the status of a classic, being especially popular with ...

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The Economic Transformation of America: 1600 to the Present

The Economic Transformation of America: 1600 to the Present more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner, Aaron Singer

This extraordinary text offers a proven combination of scholarship from an insightful economist and a renowned American historian. It recounts the development of capitalism and the age of machines through the voices of business leaders, working people, inventors, and an unusual cast of presidents, generals, and patriots. Unlike other books in the ...

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The Nature and Logic of Capitalism

The Nature and Logic of Capitalism more books like this

by Robert L. Heilbroner

"...Robert L. Heilbroner has written an elegant, riveting account of the economic system under which we live".--Milton Moskowitz, Los Angeles Times Book Review.

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The Debt and the Deficit: False Alarms/Real Possibilities

The Debt and the Deficit: False Alarms/Real Possibilities more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner, Peter L Bernstein

In crystal-clear language, Robert Heilbroner and Peter Bernstein explain what national debts and deficits are, and what they are not.

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Economics Explained more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

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Teachings from the Wordly Philosophy

Teachings from the Wordly Philosophy more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

Robert Heilbroner offers here a compendium of readings from the 'worldly philosophers' themselves.

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The Making of Economic Society

The Making of Economic Society more books like this

by William S. Milberg, Robert L. Heilbroner

With its roots in history and eyes on the future, this book traces the development of our economic society from the Middle Ages to the present, offering a balanced perspective of why our economy is the way it is and where it may be headed. It explores the catalytic role past economic trends and dynamics--particularly capitalism--have played in ...

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The Crisis of Vision in Modern Economic Thought more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner, William Milberg

A deep and widespread crisis affects modern economic theory, a crisis that revies from the absence of a "vision"--a set of widely shared political and social preconceptions. This provocative analysis attempts both to describe this state of affairs and to suggest the direction in which economic thinking must move if it is to regain the relevance ...

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The economic problem more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

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Essential Adam Smith more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner (Editor), Adam Smith, Lawrence J Malone (Editor)

Few writings are more often cited as a cornerstone of modern economic thought than those of Adam Smith. Few are less read. The sheer length of his great work, 'The Wealth of Nations', discourages many from attempting to explore its rich and lucid arguments. In this brilliantly crafted volume, one of the most eminent economists of our day provides ...

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Marxism: For and Against more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

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Visions of the Future: The Distant Past, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

This volume is an expanded version of a series of lectures the author gave at the New York Public Library. He examines how people throughout history have viewed the future.

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Behind the Veil of Economics: Essays in the Worldly Philosophy more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

Professor Heilbroner shows why economics has become the reigning form of social inquiry, and how we might penetrate its mystique. He explores aspects of the "regime-like" character of capitalism and its historic position today; the meaning of work and value; and the manner in which the social visions of the "worldly philosophers" affect their ...

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An inquiry into the human prospect more books like this

by Robert L. Heilbroner

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Teachings from the Worldly Philosophy more books like this

by Robert L. Heilbroner

In this intriguing volume, Heilbroner delves into the actual writings of the economists who stride through the pages of his classic work The Worldly Philosphers. In his own words, Heilbroner serves as docent to the master works that he has culled from the history of economic thought. In that role, he takes the reader through the core argument of ...

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Visions of the Future: The Distant Past, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

This volume is an expanded version of a series of lectures the author gave at the New York Public Library. He examines how people throughout history have viewed the future.

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Understanding macroeconomics more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

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Great Ascent: The Struggle for Economic Development in Our Time more books like this

by Robert L Heilbroner

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Understanding Attitudes & Predicting Social Behavior more books like this

by Icek Ajzen, M Fishbein

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Twenty-first century capitalism more books like this

by Robert L. Heilbroner

Writing after the fall of communism, economist Robert Heilbroner surveys the battlefield, seeing not a single vision of capitalism standing but many capitalisms--and he ponders what the future will bring. Like its former opponent, capitalism is both an economic idea and a political reality. What will the roles be for government and society? How ...

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An Inquiry Into the Human Prospect, Updated & Reconsidered for the Nineteen Nineties more books like this

by Robert L. Heilbroner

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