Reason: A superbly clear overview of the history of economics, from Adam Smith until the 1970s. Each chapter provides a guide to further reading. I found this book much better than the alternatives in the genre that I consulted, including Lionel Robbins’ opinionated A History of Economic Thought and Joseph Schumpeter’s chaotic History of Economic Analysis.
As a companion, I recommend Keynes’ Essays in Biography, a collection of wonderfully written (and astonishingly well-researched) essays on some of the great English economists, including Malthus, Jevons, Edgeworth and Marshall.
Subject: History of Economics
Recommendation: Economics Evolving, by Agnar Sandmo
Reason: A superbly clear overview of the history of economics, from Adam Smith until the 1970s. Each chapter provides a guide to further reading. I found this book much better than the alternatives in the genre that I consulted, including Lionel Robbins’ opinionated A History of Economic Thought and Joseph Schumpeter’s chaotic History of Economic Analysis.
As a companion, I recommend Keynes’ Essays in Biography, a collection of wonderfully written (and astonishingly well-researched) essays on some of the great English economists, including Malthus, Jevons, Edgeworth and Marshall.