Heilbroner, Robert L

Presents the ideas of the great economic thinkers, from Adam Smith to Malthus, and from Marx to John Maynard Keynes.

Presents an overview of economic thought through the writings of twenty philosophers representative of the historical development of economic theory.

Introduces basic concept of economics and examines 1990s trends in the American economy including inequality in incomes, globalized capitalism, and the specter of inflation.