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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Early economists first questioned the proper role of money and merchants in society
Chapter 3: With the Industrial Age emerging, economists devised radical new ideas to better make sense of reality
Chapter 4: Nineteenth-century economic thought focused on addressing problems of wealth inequality
Chapter 5: As Europe debated government–economy relations, the extent of America’s great wealth became obvious to many
Chapter 6: Mid-twentieth-century political events spurred economists to develop theories about government involvement in economic life
Chapter 7: After World War II, economists refocused on new problems, both big and small alike
Chapter 8: The popularity of Keynesian economics rose and fell during the decades after World War II
Chapter 9: At the close of the twentieth century, risky financial behavior caused catastrophic losses worldwide
Chapter 10: Inequality remains the most urgent topic confronting today’s economists
Description
A Little History of Economics (2017) is a whistle-stop tour of the major questions posed by economists through the centuries, from Aristotle to Thomas Piketty. It examines questions of inequality, selfishness, and the role government should play in economies.
Who Should Listen
- The econo-curious
- Those looking for a bird’s eye view of economics
- Students of broad-scope history