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The Making of Modern Economics

The Lives and Ideas of the Great Thinkers, Second Edition

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The Making of Modern Economics

By: Mark Skousen
Narrated by: William Hughes
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 Here is a bold, new account of the lives and ideas of the great economists - Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Ludwig von Mises, Milton Friedman, and many others - all written by a top free-market economist and presented in an entertaining and persuasive style. Professor Mark Skousen tells a powerful story of economics with dozens of anecdotes of the great economic thinkers.©2009 Mark Skousen (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Economic History Economics Capitalism Socialism Taxation US Economy Banking Economic disparity Deficit Economic Inequality Liberalism Export Tariff Economic Policy Soviet Union Government American History Deflation Great Recession Latin America

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"Both fascinating and infuriating...enaging, readable, colorful...credulous, disingenuous, and tendentious." ( Foreign Affairs)
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awesome book I loved it and its a foundational pointer to further research. Highly recommended

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