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The Worldly Philosophers
Robert L. Heilbroner · 1999 · 347 pages
Through the narrative of one of the most widely read texts on the history of economic thought, the great economic thinkers--from Adam Smith to Malthus, from Marx to Veblen, from Keynes to modern-day economists--come to life in the context of their times. 8 cassettes.
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Erik Brynjolfsson
“@AndrewWLo @DianeCoyle1859 Great book. I read it in high school and it kind of turned into an economist”↗
Linda Yueh
“The most important economics books as nominated by me, @TimHarford @DeanBaker13 @DianeCoyle1859 & Daniel Hamermesh @RoyalHolloway Mine are: Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, Robert Heilbroner's Worldly Philosophers, Paul Samuelson's Economics @TheReadLists”↗
