Introduction to Political Economy

Edition:

5th

Date of publication:

August 2008

ISBN:

978-1-878585-72-1

Pages:

282

Price:

$34.95

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A readable introduction to five of the most influential economists of modern times—Marx, Veblen, Keynes, Galbraith, and Smith.

Introduction to Political Economy offers a pedagogical gold mine to any teacher seeking to revive the depth and, dare I say it, the excitement of political economy as a way of understanding how the world works. Your students will cheer.

—William F. Grover, Chair, Department of Political Science, Saint Michael's College

Few economics programs today offer students the opportunity to study the history of economic thought or the philosophical foundations of diverse schools of economics. Introduction to Political Economy reintroduces these ideas into the curriculum by presenting the work of the most influential economists of modern times—Marx, Veblen, Keynes, Galbraith, and, in a new chapter, Adam Smith.

Introduction to Political Economy covers these thinkers' central ideas, including their writings on social class, the role of government in taming capitalist economies, and the misleading assumptions about human behavior in mainstream models. It concludes by presenting classic critiques of monopoly capitalism and examining the Swedish "middle way" between capitalism and socialism.