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A Critical History of Economics

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  • © 2002

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  1. John Mills
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • John Mills
    Pages 1-12

  3. Economic Theory

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    Pages 13-39

  4. The Pre-Industrial World

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    Pages 40-58

  5. Classical Economics

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    Pages 59-82

  6. Dissent

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    Pages 83-108

  7. Technical Development

    • John Mills
    Pages 109-131

  8. The Keynesian Revolution

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    Pages 132-151

  9. Hard Money

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    Pages 152-174

  10. Economics and the Future

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    Pages 175-192

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 193-226
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About this book

John Mills provides a critical survey of the way economics has developed. He argues that the main goal of economics ought to be to show how to achieve a combination of economic growth, full employment, low inflation, avoidance of extreme poverty and sustainability. That it has failed to do so is neither inevitable nor accidental. It has failed because of a combination of intellectual error and the effects of social and political pressure, which Mills claims could and should have been avoided.

About the author

JOHN MILLS is an economist who has spent all his working life running companies involved in making and selling consumer products. He thus combines a theoretical background in economics with years of practical experience in international business. He is currently responsible for the budget of a major London borough. He has written on his own, or with others, six books and many pamphlets and articles on economics and related subjects.

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