Phil Thornton: 5 books

Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman y Daniel Kahneman son economistas conocidos en todo el mundo. Sus ideas han influido en políticos emblemáticos, han dividido continentes, han engendrado partidos políticos y tienen sorprendentes efectos en nuestra vida cotidiana....

Brilliant Economics is your easy-to-understand introduction to the world of economic theory and policy. From the key ideas of the main economic thinkers to the difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics, Phil Thornton demystifies the sometimes complex world of economics and guides you through the key economic concepts that fill our TV screens and front pages every day.  

Von Marx bis von Hayek, von Sozialismus bis Liberalismus - eine Auswahl der wichtigsten ökonomischen Köpfe und Theorien, kurz und prägnant vorgestellt. Wer schon immer wissen wollte, worin sich Keynes und Friedman unterscheiden, ob Marx und von Hayek sich verstanden hätten und was es eigentlich...

First came the Teds, then the Mods, Rockers, Hippies, Skinheads, Suedeheads and Punks. But by the late Seventies, a new youth fashion had appeared in Britain. Its adherents were often linked to violent football gangs, wore designer sportswear and made the bootboys of previous years look like the dinosaurs...

The Great Economists succinctly and accurately describes the thinking of the world’s leading economic thinkers. It captures their key beliefs, explores their backgrounds, assesses their thinking and evaluates their legacy. It explains the schools of thought named after them and clearly shows how they influence our everyday lives.