About the Book: Great Economists : How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today
What can the ideas of historys greatest economists tell us about the most
important issues of our time? Renowned broadcaster and economist Linda yueh
explains, in an insightful yet accessible way, the key thoughts of historys
greatest economists, how our lives have been influenced by their ideas and how
they could help us with the policy challenges that we face today. Exploring the
thoughts of economists from Adam Smith and David Ricardo to contemporary
academics Douglass North and Robert Solow, yueh asks, for example, what do the
ideas of Karl Marx tell us about