EconomicsThe Little Book of Big Ideas: Economics contains the profiles and theories of 50 of the world's most eminent economists. From mercantilists through Keynesians to modern economic thought, this book gets behind 50 of the greatest minds and 10 core theories. Covering Hume, Smith and Marx, succinct biographies provide an insight into economists' personalities and reveal the outstanding contribution that each has made to this pervasive discipline. Essential concepts and themes have been expertly selected and complex issues are explained in their social, political and cultural context. |
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... gender as a ' screening device ' , assuming that individual applicants possess the average productivity of their ( race or gender ) group , assumed to be lower . Thus , outcomes will appear discriminatory , statistically , and ...
... gender as a ' screening device ' , assuming that individual applicants possess the average productivity of their ( race or gender ) group , assumed to be lower . Thus , outcomes will appear discriminatory , statistically , and ...
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... gender issues into the study of economics Died : 1935 , Pasadena USA Her most famous work on economics is Women and Economics ( 1898 ) . Regarded by many as the mother of feminist economics , Gilman believed that gender inequality was ...
... gender issues into the study of economics Died : 1935 , Pasadena USA Her most famous work on economics is Women and Economics ( 1898 ) . Regarded by many as the mother of feminist economics , Gilman believed that gender inequality was ...
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... gender - biased economics . Occupational segregation and gender wage differentials became topics of theoretical and empirical investigation . The Neoclassical theories of discrimination , including those initially geared at racial ...
... gender - biased economics . Occupational segregation and gender wage differentials became topics of theoretical and empirical investigation . The Neoclassical theories of discrimination , including those initially geared at racial ...
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Introduction by Professor James Rollo | 6 |
Ibn Khaldun 12 Thomas Mun | 14 |
John Locke 16 ECONOMICS AND | 20 |
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