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  • Published: 26 January 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593396605
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Adult
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

New Ideas from Dead Economists

The Introduction to Modern Economic Thought, 4th Edition




The classic introduction to economic thought, now updated in time for the publication of New Ideas from Dead CEOs

This entertaining and accessible introduction to the great economic thinkers throughout history? Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and more?shows how their ideas still apply to our modern world. In this revised edition, renowned economist Todd Buchholz offers an insightful and informed perspective on key economic issues in the new millennium: increasing demand for energy, the rise of China, international trade, aging populations, health care, and the effects of global warming. New Ideas from Dead Economists is a fascinating guide to understanding both the evolution of economic theory and our complex contemporary economy.

  • Published: 26 January 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593396605
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Adult
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

About the author

Todd G. Buchholz

Todd G. Buchholz is an internationally acclaimed economist who advises ABC News as well as some of the world's leading investment funds. He has served as a director of economic policy at the White House and is a contributing editor for Worth magazine. Buchholz holds advanced degrees from Cambridge University and Harvard Law School and was awarded the Allyn Young Teaching Prize by Harvard University's Department of Economics.

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Praise for New Ideas from Dead Economists

Praise for New Ideas from Dead Economists

  • "If you read only one economics book this year, read this one."--Larry Summers, Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton, Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama

  • "Outstanding... fun to read."--The Wall Street Journal

  • "This wide-ranging survey of economic thought combines a witty and clear exposition with a high degree of accuracy."--Milton Friedman

  • "Precious few books... on any academic subject succeed at being witty and amusing. This is one of them. Bravo!"--William F. Buckley, Jr.