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Living Economics, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-412) and index

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Living Economics

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Independent studies in political economy

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

A great supplemental text for the teaching of economics, this book offers a clear perspective and a passion for a deeper understanding of the subject. Economics is not merely a game to be played by clever professionals, but a discipline that touches upon the most pressing practical issues at any historical juncture. The wealth and poverty of nations is at stake; the length and quality of life turns on the economic conditions individuals find themselves living within. Touching upon a variety of subjects--including market socialism, political economy, and economics education--this reference contai

Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Economics for Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; Part I: On Teaching Economics; Chapter 2: On the Tasks of Economics Education; Chapter 3: On Teaching Graduate Students in Austrian Economics; Chapter 4: Teaching Economics, Appreciating Spontaneous Order, and Economics as a Public Science; Part II: On Teachers of Economics; Chapter 5: Relevance as a Virtue: Hans Sennholz; Chapter 6: The Forgotten Contribution: Murray Rothbard on Socialism in Theory and in Practice; Chapter 7: Mr. Boulding and the AustriansChapter 8: Putting the "Political" Back into Political Economy: Warren SamuelsChapter 9: Maximizing Behavior and Market Forces: Gordon Tullock; Chapter 10: Methodological Individualism, Spontaneous Order, and the Research Program of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis: Vincent and Elinor Ostrom; Chapter 11: Is the Only Form of "Reasonable Regulation" Self-Regulation? Elinor Ostrom; Chapter 12: The Matter of Methodology: Don Lavoie; Chapter 13: Invitation to Political Economy: Peter Berger and the Comedic Drama of Political, Economic, and Social LifeChapter 14: Was Mises Right?Chapter 15: The Genius of Mises and the Brilliance of Kirzner; Chapter 16: Hayek and Market Socialism: Science, Ideology, and Public Policy; Chapter 17: James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy; Part III: On the Practice of Economics; Chapter 18: Where Did Economics Go Wrong? Modern Economics as a Flight from Reality; Chapter 19: Man as Machine; Chapter 20: The Limits of Economic Expertise; Chapter 21: High Priests and Lowly Philosophers; Part IV: ConclusionChapter 22: A Few Critical Paragraphs That Should Shape What We Teach, and Why We Teach, Economics: Smith, Mises, and HayekBibliography; Acknowledgements; Index; About the Author; Back Cover