Great Economic Thinkers

Jonathan Conlin is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton. His books include Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London and the Making of the Modern City (2013), Evolution and the Victorians (2014) and Adam Smith (Reaktion, 2016).

"the thirteen economists represent what is essential knowing in economics by all cognisant readers, who are stimulated to reflect on what makes for“great economic thinking”. It is evident that, for all their diversities, the authors here celebrated showed a strong tendency to defy disciplinary boundaries – albeit without the imperialistic intent of today’s economics – in observance of the Keynesian rule that a good economist is never only an economist . . . Readers of different kinds will profit from this book and enjoy it. Though it eschews the technicalities of the specialist literature and is a pleasant read, the stories told are never oversimplified, even when complex theoretical constructs are tackled." - European Journal of the History of Economic Thought"Thirteen papers present accessible profiles of notable economists, highlighting the ways in which they have influenced attitudes toward market intervention and regulation, taxation, trade, and monetary policy." - Journal of Economic Literature"for general readers wishing to develop a basic understanding of the economic ideas of major Anglophone thinkers, as well as Marx's economic ideas, the book is instructive." - Economic Record

• Introduction - D'Maris Coffman1 Adam Smith - Jonathan Conlin2 David Ricardo - Helen Paul3 John Stuart Mill - Joseph Persky4 Karl Marx - Paul Prew5 Alfred Marshall - Katia Caldari6 Joseph Schumpeter - Mario Graca Moura7 John Maynard Keynes - Victoria Bateman8 Friedrich Hayek - Scott Scheall9 Milton Friedman - Victoria Bateman10 John Forbes Nash Jr - Karen Horn11 Daniel Kahneman - Michelle Baddeley12 Amartya Sen - Jonathan Conlin13 Joseph Stiglitz - Emmanuelle BenicourtReferencesFurther readingList of contributorsAcknowledgements