The Literate Economist

Bridging the gap between past and present, this brief history of economics text, with extensive references made to literature throughout, is a supplement to help introduce students to the intricacies of the field. Defining the evolution of economics as a social science, this text illustrates how the ideas of great economists not only influence societies but were also shaped by their cultural milieu. Understanding the reasoning behind economists' visions and theories allows students to place economics within a broader community of ideas with the aim of initiating more critical thinking in their studies. Often humorous, this text seeks to make students' first foray into economics more lively and relevant.

Economics Systems: Real and Ideal; Feudalism and the Evolution of Economic Society; The Market Economy and the Road to Harmony; Adam Smith's Great Vision; The Industrial Revolution; Bentham v.Malthus: the Hedonist and the "Pastor'; Income Distribution: Ricardo v. Malthus v. J.S.Mill; Alfred Marshall: The Great Victorian; The American Industrial Revolution and the Age of the Robber Barons; The Social Darwinists; The Jazz Age; The Great Depression; John Maynard Keynes; The Keynesians; The Monetarists; The New Classical; Karl Marx, the Russian Revolution, and the New Left; Veblen and Galbraith: The Institutionalists; The Austrians: Radicals on the Right; Entrepreneurship, Technology, and the Long Wave; The Post Keynesians; Reaganomics and the Supply-Siders; The Fragile Economy; Some Global Notes; Notes.

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