01850cam a2200301 i 4500 474172984 TxAuBib 20210216120000.0 200918s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020041051 9780593183540 PAP 18.00 0593183541 PAP 18.00 TxAuBib rda Buchholz, Todd G. New ideas from dead economists. New ideas from dead economists [BOOK] : the introduction to modern economic thought / Todd G. Buchholz ; with a foreword by Martin Feldstein. Completely revised and updated, 4th edition. New York : Plume, Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. xxiii, 436 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. An entertaining and widely-praised introduction to great economic thinkers throughout history, now in its fourth edition, with updates and commentary on the 2020 “great cessation,” Trump and Obama economic policies, the dominance of Amazon, and many other timely topics. Through the teachings of Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman and more, renowned economist Todd Buchholz shows how age-old ideas still apply to our modern world. In this revised edition, Buchholz offers fascinating insights on the most relevant issues of 2021: climate change, free trade debates, the refugee crisis, growth and conflict in Russia and China, game theory, and behavioral economics. Provided by publisher. 20210216. Economists Biography. Economics History. Feldstein, Martin S., author of foreword.