Generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the 20th century, this work by legendary economist John Maynard Keynes is relevant reading even today for anyone who wants to…
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In 1831 Jones published his Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation, his most important work. In it he showed himself a thorough-going critic of the Ricardian system…
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While the American Revolution was underway, Adam Smith published An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, best known as The Wealth of Nations, and he instantly revolutionized…
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How did the U.S. economy sprint to global dominance so rapidly? Do the math: Free natural resources (stolen from the Native American) + Free labor (from African slaves) = GNP on steroids. The book…
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Thomas Joplin (1790?1847) was an English timber merchant and banker who published his Essay on the General Principles and Present Practices of Banking in England and Scotland, which attracted…
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John Law (21 April 1671 died 21 March 1729) was a Scottish economist who believed that money was only a means of exchange that did not constitute wealth in itself and that national wealth depended on…
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Der Titel “Crashkurs” ist bewusst mehrdeutig gewählt. Das, was wir als westliche Zivilisation begreifen ist heute qualifiziert im ultimativen Chaos, einem Crash zu enden. Andrerseits ist ein Crashkurs…
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Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto 1848 1923), born Wilfried Fritz Pareto, was an Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, political scientist and philosopher. Paretos principles are spelled out in…
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David Hume (7 May 1711 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He is regarded as one of the…
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John Maynard Keynes (5 June 1883 21 April 1946), was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of…
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