History Of Economic Thought by E.K. Hunt

A Critical Perspective

A concise survey of how economic ideas developed from early mercantilist and classical political economy through the marginalist/neoclassical revolution and the rise of Marxian, institutionalist, and Keynesian alternatives; it situates major theories in their historical, social, and political contexts, compares their methods and assumptions, and assesses their policy implications and critiques. The book emphasizes recurring themes—value and distribution, the role of markets versus the state, methodological disputes, and responses to uncertainty and crises—showing how shifts in economic thought reflect changing economic realities and power relations.

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