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Presents a brief history of economic thought over three centuries. Sketching the history from the seventeenth century, each chapter in this book examines the key contributions of a major economist, or group of economists, and concludes with brief suggestions for further reading.

This book presents a brief history of economic thought from the 17th century to the present day. Each chapter examines the key contributions of a major economist or group of economists and includes suggestions for further reading. Economists covered include Keynes, Marshall, Petty and Jevons, and less familiar theorists such as Galiani and Turgot.