Skousen Mark. The Making of Modern Economics: The Lives and Ideas of the Great Thinkers

4th edition. — Routledge, 2022. — 511 p. — ISBN 978-1-032–04384-5.The Making of Modern Economics presents a bold and engaging history of economics—the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science. This comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the major economic philosophers begins with Adam Smith and continues through to the present day. It examines the contributions each one made to our understanding of the role of the economist, the science of economics and economic theory. Boxes in each chapter highlight little-known and entertaining facts about the economists' personal lives that had an influence on their work. The fourth edition adds coverage of modern monetary theory, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, minimum wage debates, Schumpeter and socialism, Malthus and immigration, and more. The Making of Modern Economics is a valuable, engaging text for courses in the history of economic thought and political economy.Introduction
It All Started with Adam
The French Connection: Laissez Faire Avance!
The Irreverent Malthus Challenges the New Model of Prosperity
Tricky Ricardo Takes Economics Down a Dangerous Road
Milling Around: John Stuart Mill and the Socialists Search for Utopia
Marx Madness Plunges Economics into a New Dark Age
Out of the Blue Danube: Menger and the Austrians Reverse the Tide
Marshalling the Troops: Scientifc Economics Comes of Age
Go West, Young Man: Americans Solve the Distribution Problem in Economics
The Conspicuous Veblen Versus the Protesting Weber: Two Critics Debate the Meaning of Capitalism
The Fisher King Tries to Catch the Missing Link in Macroeconomics
The Missing Mises: Mises (and Wicksell) Make a Major Breakthrough
The Keynes Mutiny: Capitalism Faces Its Greatest Challenge
Paul Raises the Keynesian Cross: Samuelson and Modern Economics
Milton’s Paradise: Friedman Leads a Monetary Counterrevolution
The Creative Destruction of Socialism: The Dark Vision of Joseph Schumpeter
Dr. Smith Goes to Washington: Market Economies Face New Challenges