Introduction to Famous Works in Western Economics

Author: Yao Kaijian, Liang Xiaoming (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The writing of An Introduction to Famous Works in Western Economics focuses primarily on introducing the content of the original works, emphasizing the author, publication date, and version of the original works, explaining their structure, the main content of each part or chapter, and providing a brief review of their theoretical contributions and characteristics. This approach differs from "introductions" that primarily focus on commentary. A commentary-focused "introduction" reflects more the author's understanding, analysis, and commentary on the works, giving it a stronger "guiding" role, and thus also more "emphasis." We adopt a content-focused approach to facilitate readers' understanding of the basic content of each work, allowing them to select works to read based on their needs from a wide range of options, while also giving readers more room to evaluate the works with their own perspectives. An Introduction to Famous Works in Western Economics can serve as an important reference tool for undergraduate and graduate economics majors, as well as for teachers engaged in teaching activities. It can also be a helpful reading guide for individuals interested in economic theory. An Introduction to Famous Works in Western Economics is part of our series titled "An Introduction to Famous Works in Economics." We have also compiled An Introduction to Famous Works in Marxist Economics and An Introduction to Famous Works in Chinese Economics, both published by China Economic Publishing House. This "An Introduction to Famous Works in Economics" series is supported by the "National Economics Talent Cultivation Base" (School of Economics, Renmin University of China) under the Ministry of Education.