Ricardo’s Dream

How Economists Forgot the Real World and Led Us Astray

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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From the workings of financial markets to our response to the ecological crisis, economic theory shapes the world. But where do these ideas come from?Ricardo’s Dream tells the fascinating story of David Ricardo, Adam Smith’s only real rival as the ‘founder of economics’. The wealthiest stock trader of his day, Ricardo introduced the study of abstract models to economics. He also developed the theory of trade that underpinned globalization and hides, behind its mathematical facade, a history of power, empire, and slavery.Brimming with fresh ideas and stories, Ricardo’s Dream shows how too many economists, from Ricardo’s day to our own, have turned away from observing the real world and led us astray.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-11-26
Mått:140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529225501

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Nat Dyer is a writer and researcher specialising in global political economy. He is a Fellow of the Schumacher Institute and the Royal Society of Arts. He has worked for Global Witness and for Promoting Economic Pluralism and his stories have been reported on by the BBC, the New York Times and Bloomberg. Find out more at @natjdyer and www.natdyer.com.

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"Like Robert Heilbroner in his The Worldly Philosophers, Dyer writes with a clarity that makes even the weightiest economic ideas feel approachable. [It's] elegant yet conversational, analytical yet humanistic." Lars P Syll, Malmö University

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: "As Certain as the Principle of Gravitation"Part 1: Birth1. The Other Founding Father of Economics2. "The Unshakeable Basis for International Trade"3. Unequal Treaty4. Black Gold5. Newton's Mint6. The Empire of Free TradePart 2: Death7. "Dropped from Another Planet"8. "Purely Hypothetical Truths"9. The FallPart 3: Rebirth10. The Return of Unreality11. Big Finance12. Trading Barbarians13. Life: An Externality14. New HopeConclusion: Look at the World