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The Great Economists

How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today
By Linda Yueh
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The Great Economists by Linda Yueh explores the ideas of history's most influential economists and examines how their theories apply to today's economic challenges. The book delves into the lives and ideas of figures like Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, offering insights into their enduring impacts on how we understand economics. By blending history with modern issues, it provides an engaging look at how past economic thoughts shape present-day debates.
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The Great Economists

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An expert new voice presents an overarching account of the biggest questions of today - all in one accessible book.

What can the ideas of history's 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 history's 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 the future of the Chinese economy? What would John Maynard Keynes say about state intervention? And with globalisation in trouble, what can we learn about handling Brexit and Trumpism?

The Great Economists offers a compelling examination of how influential economic ideas have sculpted the world and continue to impact the modern landscape.

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Linda Yueh's The Great Economists has been widely praised for providing an accessible examination of the key ideas and lives of historical economic thinkers and linking them to contemporary issues. The book has been compared to Heilbroner's classic work, highlighting its engaging style and ability to connect past economic theories with current global challenges, making it a valuable resource for both students and those interested in economics. Reviewers appreciate its engaging narrative, which blends biographical sketches with insightful discussions about economics, rendering complex ideas understandable without jargon.

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ISBN: 9780241974476

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 259g

Pages: 368

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Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment Linda Yueh Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Linda Yueh CBE is Fellow in Economics at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford and Adjunct Professor of Economics at London Business School. She was Visiting Professor at LSE IDEAS and Visiting Professor of Economics at Peking University. The former Economics Editor at Bloomberg TV, she also hosted Talking Business with Linda Yueh as Chief Business Correspondent for BBC News. She writes for The Times, The New York Times, and the Financial Times and has advised the World Economic Forum in Davos, the World Bank, the European Commission and the Asian Development Bank. She has recently been appointed by HM Treasury to the Independent Review Panel on Ring-fencing and Proprietary Trading, to examine banking crises and advise the government on mitigating the next one. She is the author of two books; The Great Economists and The Great Crashes.

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