1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996384958103316

Titolo

Die Martis, 21. Februarii, 1642. Wheras [sic] in these times of eminent danger, there is by order of Parliament a fleet preparing  .. [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for John Wright, dwelling in the Old-Bailey, 1642. [i.e. 1643]

Descrizione fisica

1 sheet ([1] p.)

Soggetti

Embargo

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The imprint year is given according to Lady Day dating.

Title includes first lines of text.

A great fleet is being prepared which must be speedily manned. No ships are to leave the Thames till the fleet is manned, .. -- Steele.

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0055



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910151593403321

Autore

Thornton Phil (Business writer)

Titolo

The great economists : ten economists whose thinking changed the way we live / / Phil Thornton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-292-00943-8

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 249 pages )

Disciplina

330.092/2

Soggetti

Economists

Economics - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Adam Smith  - the 'founding father' of economics -- Chapter 2: David Ricardo  - from immigrant to gentleman -- Chapter 3: Karl Marx  - the fallen hero? -- Chapter 4: Alfred Marshall  - microeconomics arrives -- Chapter 5: John Maynard Keynes  - the rise, fall, rise ... and fall -- Chapter 6: Friedrich Hayek  - the archetypal libertarian -- Chapter 7: Milton Friedman  - father of monetarism -- Chapter 8: Paul Samuelson  - the neoclassical synthesist -- Chapter 9: Gary Becker  - economics in the real world -- Chapter 10: Daniel Kahneman  - economic psychologist -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.