History of Economic Thought

From the mercantilists to Keynes and today’s economic schools.

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1. History of Economic Thought

A survey of how economic ideas evolved from Aristotle and the mercantilists through classical, Marxist, and neoclassical economics to the Keynesian, monetarist, and behavioral schools shaping economic debate today.