The Real Price of Everything : Rediscovering the Six Classics of Economics
In books like "Liar's Poker" and "Moneyball", Michael Lewis has given us an unprecedented look at what goes on behind the scenes on Wall Street. Now he takes us back across the centuries to explore the classics that created and defined not just Wall Street, but the entire economic system we live under today. Brought together with Lewis's illuminating editorial commentary, they form an essential reference for any student of economics-in fact, for anyone who wants to understand the market forces and government policies that have shaped our world and will continue to shape our future. Includes: "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith (1776) "An Essay on the Principle of Population" by Thomas Malthus (1798) "Principles of Political Economy and Taxation" by David Ricardo (1817) "Selections from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay (1841) "The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions" by Thorstein Veblen (1899) "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money" by John Maynard Keynes (1936)
E-Book, English, 2011
Union Square & Co., [United States], 2011