History of Western Economic Thought

Author: Hu Jichuang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The main purpose of compiling this book is to provide a comprehensive, fair, and concise reference textbook for the history of economic thought courses in major colleges and universities. At the same time, it serves as a valuable reading material for readers interested in the development history of Western economics. The book introduces and analyzes many Western economists and their theories that have been largely overlooked by such works, especially since the mid-20th century and particularly since 1870. From the perspective of dialectical materialism and historical materialism in Marxism, the book objectively presents the theories of economists who have been forgotten or inadequately discussed, then critically evaluates their shortcomings or points out their potential strengths, striving for a fair and balanced assessment. However, such thorough and in-depth elaboration would inevitably result in excessive length, which is not suitable for the target readership of this book. Therefore, the book can only provide concise evaluations of the economists and their representative views that must be addressed, and, when necessary, reveal the evolution of important economic theories and their interrelationships, enabling readers to grasp the basic essence of these ideas and theories.