An Introduction to Schools of Economic Thought

This guide for lay readers covers the main schools of economic thought in world history. Eamonn Butler provides a clear, jargon-free introduction to the ideas, debates and people that have had an impact, for better and worse, on human prosperity and welfare. From Aristotle to Adam Smith and Karl Marx, in the Austrian and Chicago Schools, and with modern ideas such as Behavioural Economics and Public Choice Theory, economic ideas and individuals have influenced the lives of us all