Focusing on N.D. Kondratiev's groundbreaking contributions to economic theory, this analysis explores his role as a key adviser to the Soviet government and his development of a market-led industrialization strategy in the 1920s. In contrast to Stalin's approach, Kondratiev directed the Conjuncture Institute, where he formulated his influential theories on long cycles in economic activity. Barnett comprehensively examines Kondratiev's work, providing insights into his impact on business cycle analysis and forecasting.
Exploring the life of Karl Marx, this biography delves into his personal circumstances and everyday experiences, moving past simplistic portrayals of him as either a political visionary or a totalitarian figure. It aims to provide a nuanced understanding of his political ideology, revealing the complexities of his character and the context in which he developed his revolutionary ideas.
John Maynard Keynes is arguably the most important and influential economist of the twentieth century, and stands alongside Adam Smith and Karl Marx as one of the most famous economic thinkers of all time. Keynes's radical reassessment of the accepted principles of economics led to new ways of thinking about how to deal with financial crises and economic depressions, and encouraged governments to increase levels of state investment to create economic growth. Vincent Barnett argues controversially that allowing psychology a much greater role within economics was a main but often-neglected feature of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, and that Keynes's policy writings were more concerned with the Britain's national interest than is sometimes recognised. The result is a concise new biography that is both intellectually rigorous and easily accessible to students and anyone else seeking to understand the life and work of England's foremost economist.
Esta Historia del Pensamiento Económico Mundial ofrece la primera revisión global de la larga historia del pensamiento económico desde una verdadera perspectiva internacional. Aunque la globalización ha facilitado la difusión de ideas entre naciones, la historia económica ha tendido a ser estudiada bien temáticamente (por concepto), en términos de diferentes corrientes de pensamiento, bien individualmente (por economistas). En el pasado se han publicado bastantes trabajos sobre las tradiciones del pensamiento económico de países concretos, pero esta obra es pionera y única al dar cuenta de forma comparativa de un amplio rango del desarrollo de las ideas y filosofías económicas en el ámbito internacional. El libro agrupa a reconocidos expertos del desarrollo de las ideas económicas de todo el mundo con el fin de ofrecer una verdadera comparación internacional de la economía dentro de las naciones estados. Cada autor presenta una perspectiva en el largo plazo de la economía de su zona y muestra patrones globales en el progreso de las ideas económicas a lo largo del tiempo identificado. Esta rigurosa y ambicionas obra, con marcado carácter académico, será de máximo interés para estudiantes, profesores, profesionales especializados, así como para para el público general interesado en el desarrollo del pensamiento económico en el mundo. Esta edición española incluye un estudio introductorio de Luis Perdices de Blas, catedrático de Historia del Pensamiento Económico en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
