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Robert L. Heilbroner - The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 1, 2001
Pros: Makes economics interesting.
Cons: Might need a dictionary for some of the big words.
Summary: For the three college semesters that I’ve suffered, labored and dedicated my life to, I have paid a good amount of money for the books each semester. First semester, freshman year was around $350. Not too bad. Second semester, freshman year? $450. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 2000
Pros: clear writing, crucial ideas are discussed, easy read
Cons: occasionally ideas are repeated
Summary: As a student at Hunter College High School located in Manhattan, this is the first book studied while taking AP Economics.
The Worldly Philosophers provides an excellent introduction to how economics originally came to be about and looks ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 22, 2000
Pros: Readable introduction to economic intellectual history
Cons: Not considered a serious text by a lot of professors (is that really a con?)
Summary: Robert Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers is a classic overview of the Western economic thought of the last few centuries. With chapters on John Stuart Mill, David Ricardo, John Maynard Keynes, Alfred Marshall and Edgeworth, Marx, Veblen, and ... read more
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ISBN13: 9780684862149. ISBN10: 068486214X. by Robert L. Heilbroner. Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc.. Edition: 7TH 99
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