Learn about the ideas of Adam Smith in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Smith is widely considered to be the leading thinker of classical economics and is therefore regarded as the father of modern economics. His work has had a lasting impact on many economists who came after him and covers a wide range of topics, including...
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Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States of America. After his heroic leadership during the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, Jackson was celebrated as a national hero, and this popularity helped carry him to the White House in 1828. During his two terms at the head of the young nation, the man known as the American Lion strengthened the...
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a powerful critique of the modern capitalist system In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty argues that that capitalism constantly increases inequality by concentrating capital in the hands of a very affluent minority, and calls for a paradigm shift in the way we approach production and wealth. This clear and...
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is a highly significant work that marked a turning point in the development of modern economic theory In The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, the British economist John Maynard Keynes argues that the belief that markets naturally tend towards full employment is a fallacy, and that state interventionism is therefore necessary to...
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Learn about the ideas of Milton Friedman in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Friedman was a Nobel Prize-winning economist who lived through many of the most significant economic periods in the USA: he witnessed the roaring twenties, the Wall Street Crash and the Second World War. His work spans multiple domains of economics, including in particular consumption...
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