What is the history of economics?

Question

What is the history of economics?

Answer 1

Read Arthshastra of Kautilya, Read about Todarmal and Shershah .

Answer 2

The history of economics started when the first fight over animal meat in the caveman era.  Economic, at its basic level, is based on scarcity.  If an product is basically infinite, it has no value and not subject to economic study.  Example ocean water is not subject to a price because there is a limitless supply.   Ditto for air.   With the emergence of environmental influence some of these "free resources" have now become the subject of economics because it is declared to be scarce.  Read The Wealth of Nations for an introduction to capitalism.  If you are in college, I guess the works of Karl Marx would be front burner reading.  A new way to allocate goods and services:  "each to his need."  If you accept college social science economics, it will not benefit your growth in the competitive work world where a professor is not setting the rules of engagement.

Answer 3

seems u r quite fashionable, ma'am,

well do u want u to know about history of economic thought?

keep n mind ist's history and emphasis is to b 4 history rather than economics, ya u need to analyse within lims.  to justify, but try to learn hiostory, and you'd get the core  

then u'd rather pick upsome good book on that issue in 1 or 2 vols, describing early lives, approach and analytical facts known, hopefully get some books on ancient economics too, which did not hav to deal with popn. problems & hence growth

just 4 an idea,

for a more interesting course or better as a following read on rethinking economic history of india b4 1947 by prof. tirthankar roy and also aligarh muslim society

read comparitive economic development, european majors and japan, read about iraq & us about a variety of economists

concentrate on phenomenons, origin of &spread of ideas and results(why some or rather most thought differently)

mordern economics in fact strarted 2 generations b4 smith

including say, walras etc.

in late '60`s onwards it has got a new avatar based on extensive mathematical applications, though such a form of abstraction and analysis is useful , it should be applicable in all fields , it has been

of late concentration has finally shifted on teaching and so prof.s like mankiw have been treating it independantly, taking juice out of econometrics and mathematical economics and just concentrating on the lands of economic thought, it's richness n variety and presentation(appliaction) read jean dreze and a.k. sen, samuelson, stiglitz for some mordern day

work.....................................

Answer 4

Whoa.

Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Von Hayek, John Maynard Keynes, Friedman, Stiglitz and countless others.  Thats the history of economics.

Answer 5

Open ended question.  Political Economy probably covers Capitalism, Communism, and everything in between.

Answer 6

read about the great depression