A Future of Capitalism: The Economic Vision of Robert Heilbroner

by M. Carroll

Overview

This book provides an intellectual portrait of Robert Heilbroner. It traces the development of his work and places it within the literature of economic thought. The book finds that Heilbroner is a writer of political economy in the classical sense. His work is more reminiscent of Smith or Marx than of contemporary economic theorists. Heilbroner's economics is built on a solid foundation of social psychology, evolutionary dynamics and human history. This holistic approach affords Heilbroner a wide latitude to define the economic process and the discipline that studies it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333673638
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/12/1998
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	117
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

MICHAEL C. CARROLL

Table of Contents

Preface - Introduction - The Man and his Vision - Limitations of Traditional Economics - Methodology of Worldly Philosophy - The Structure of Capitalism - A View to the Future - A Final Appraisal - Endnotes - Economic Writings of Robert Heilbroner - Bibliography - Index