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zachhois's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Interesting and informative. Now to decide if this book confirmed my biases because the author agrees, I’m seeing the factual information through my lens, or we are correct.😎
iainiainiainiain's review against another edition
4.0
I read this as part of my Economics course reading list. The prose is all gorgeous and the tiny vignettes are snappy enough that they never outstay their welcome, covering the biggest ideas to some of the more fringe. His writing is very lucid and his analogies do great work to turn a stupidly over-complicated topic into something stupidly simple. Essential reading for anyone interested in a broad and accessible look at the history of economic thought.
montsegc90's review against another edition
3.0
Muy interesante, jamás había leído sobre economía. Esta fue una muy buena introducción y una gran ayuda para entender algunos episodios de la historia que antes conocía muy por encimita. El audiolibro en inglés, muy en particular no me gustó, pero el hecho de que lo escuchara en vez de leerlo, ayudó a que se me pasara muy rápido y se me hiciera muy ligero a pesar de lo complicado y profundo del tema.
h1to's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really good broad overview of the development of economic thought and as a result human history, might pick up a few more books in the Little History series.
They even had a few non western thinkers like Amartya Sen as showed how world view had such a big deal around where these thinkers were on the spectrum of economic thought.
If you want to know if you’re at least mildly interested in economics or some area in economics I think you should read this.
They even had a few non western thinkers like Amartya Sen as showed how world view had such a big deal around where these thinkers were on the spectrum of economic thought.
If you want to know if you’re at least mildly interested in economics or some area in economics I think you should read this.
kevinm56's review against another edition
4.0
I thought a knew a bit about economics, but this book introduced me to a wider range of economic concepts, going further back in history than I had previously explored. I also learned a number of new names in the field, which means more reading and research. I thought it was well written: concepts were explained very clearly (no math, graphs or equations!) and it moved along quickly.