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Adam Smith

Rafat Allam

Analytic Summary of The Wealth of Nations

Book IV: Of Systems of Political Economy

Past and future collide in this engaging journey through climate change, fossil capitalism and the struggle for a sustainable world. Scotland's history and future are entangled with climate change and the story of the modern world. This small country on the fringes of northern Europe pioneered fossil capitalism and played a key role in its spread across the planet. It is a living museum of the crisis of the west, of deindustrialisation, stagnation and the struggle to build a better future from the ashes. Journalist and sociologist Dominic Hinde travels from the treeless Highlands to the lowland cities, struggling to balance memories with aspiration. Through this journey he finds that his own sensory turmoil, shaped by recovery from a near fatal accident, mirrors the disarray of the fossil fuel transition - an uncertain passage between what was and what must be. Part memoir, part environmental history, part travelogue, this is a compelling narrative of connections - to place, energy and the possibility of renewal. Through the lens of one country, it asks a vital question: can the lessons of the past help us build a more sustainable future?

Finding a Sustainable Future in Scotland's Past

Drifting North

Sustainable Development Goals Series

Redefining the Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resources Management in the Global South

Was glauben Sie über den Kapitalismus zu wissen? Seit den 1980er-Jahren prägt die Ideologie des freien Marktes die Welt. Doch hat sie ihre Versprechen wirklich eingelöst? Macht die Globalisierung die Welt wirklich reicher? Produzieren hochbezahlte Manager wirklich bessere Ergebnisse? Macht Liberalisierung arme Länder wirklich wohlhabender? Mit fachlicher Präzision und zugleich verständlicher Sprache zerlegt der Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Berater Ha-Joon Chang die zentralen Mythen des Kapitalismus. In 23 Thesen und Gegenthesen analysiert er die Grundzüge der Marktwirtschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts und legt dabei die Brüche und Limitationen einer rein marktgetriebenen Gesellschaft offen. Klar strukturiert wird dabei aufgeführt, was man uns erzählt, was man uns verschweigt, und warum wir uns nicht mit den vermeintlich einfachen Antworten zufriedengeben dürfen, die uns die Vertreter der freien Marktwirtschaft glauben machen wollen. Chang liefert das nötige Rüstzeug, um die Halbwahrheiten der neoliberalen Ökonomie zu durchschauen. Für alle, die sich nach einer differenzierten Sichtweise sehnen und ihr Unbehagen gegenüber dem Kapitalismus in klare Erkenntnis verwandeln möchten, ist dieses Buch unverzichtbar. Dieses Buch ist eine Neuauflage des 2010 bei C. Bertelsmann erschienenen Ausgabe mit dem Titel 23 Lügen, die sie uns über den Kapitalismus erzählen.

23 Dinge, die man uns über den Kapitalismus nicht erzählt

Die 8., aktualisierte Auflage wurde um zwei neue, inzwischen etablierte Theorieansätze erweitert. Dabei wurden folgende Autor:innen in das Standardwerk für die Soziale Arbeit neu aufgenommen:
- Lena Dominelli: Die Weltgesellschaft sozial-ökologisch und gerecht gestalten durch Green Social Work
- Silke Birgitta Gahleitner: Soziale Arbeit als Bindungs- und Beziehungsprofession

Vorgestellt werden die Theorien von Thomas von Aquin, Juan Luis Vives, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Thomas Robert Malthus, Johann Hinrich Wichern, Paul Natorp, Jane Addams, Christian Jasper Klumker, Alfred Adler, Alice Salomon, Gertrud Bäumer, Ilse von Arlt, Herman Nohl, Hans Muthesius, Hans Scherpner, Carel Bailey Germain und Alex Gitterman, Klaus Mollenhauer, Marianne Hege, Lutz Rössner, Karam Khella, Hans Thiersch, Silvia Staub-Bernasconi, Lothar Böhnisch, Margit Brückner, Lena Dominelli, Bernd Dewe und Hans-Uwe Otto, Rudolf Leiprecht und Paul Mecheril, Ulrich Deinet und Christian Reutlinger, Silke Birgitta Gahleitner, Björn Kraus sowie Dieter Röh. Die Kernaussagen der Theorien werden anhand einer einheitlichen Matrix historisch-biographisch erörtert. 
Aktualisierte Literaturempfehlungen bieten Anknüpfungspunkte zum vertiefenden Studium.

Eine Einführung

Theorien der Sozialen Arbeit

How To Think

This book will leave the reader not just smarter - but wiser. -- Professor Erik Angner, Stockholm University, author of How Economics Can Save the World We live in the economy - and we are part of it. Living through a pandemic, governments had to work out how to put economies into a deep freeze without destroying them. Avoiding climate catastrophe means changing economies so that they don't bake the world. In explaining how economic thinking is indispensable to tackling these huge problems, this book is a sure-footed guide, spanning Aristotle's ideas about restraining consumption, Adam Smith's thinking about the importance of moral character for sustained economic development, and Esther Duflo's ongoing work to help the world's poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty. It shows how the greatest economic thinkers - Karl Marx, Maynard Keynes, and Friedrich Hayek, among many others - have enabled us to see the world differently, and how we can make it better. It shows that economic thinking emerged, long before there were economists - and that good economics is about much more than the economy, so everyone should understand these vital ideas. Entertaining and educational, you'll soon be rethinking what you know about economics, especially when the book shows how women found a place in the development of ideas even when discrimination denied them any formal role.

Great Economists Who Shaped the World and What They Can Teach Us

How to Think Like an Economist

A sweeping history of the Age of Reason, which shows how, although it was a time of progress in many areas, it was also an era of brutality and intolerance, by the author of The Borgias and The Florentines. During the 1600s, between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a revolutionary period which saw great advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was accomplished against a background of extreme political turbulence and irrational behaviour on a continental scale in the form of internal conflicts and international wars. Indeed, the Age of Reason itself was born at the same time as the Thirty Years' War, which would devastate central Europe to an extent that would not be seen again until the twentieth century. The period also saw the development of European empires across world and a lucrative new transatlantic commerce began, which brought transformative riches to western European society. However, there was a dark underside to this brilliant wealth: it was dependent upon mass slavery. By exploring all the key events and bringing to life some of the most influential characters of the era, including Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Newton, Descartes, Spinoza, Louis XIV and Charles I, Paul Strathern tells the story of this paradoxical age, while also counting the human cost of imposing the progress and modernity upon which the Western world was built.

The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great

Dark Brilliance

** A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2025** A sweeping history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics At a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability and morality of the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence. John Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he tells the story through the eyes of the system's critics. From eighteenth-century weavers who rebelled against early factory automation to Eric Williams's paradigm-changing work on slavery and capitalism, to the Latin American dependistas, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe. It looks at familiar figures - Smith, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi - from a fresh perspective, but also focuses on many less familiar, including William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labour union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; and J. C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics. Blending biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, Capitalism and Its Critics illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues of our time.

A Battle of Ideas in the Modern World

Capitalism and Its Critics

Economic growth is the religion of the modern world. It promises a solution to the most basic drama of our human existence: wanting what we don't have. But we live in a time when the frenzied pursuit of economic growth is jeopardizing the planet's viability and our very survival as a species. How did we get to this point in human history? How did we allow the pursuit of growth to become the apotheosis of human development? To answer these questions, the distinguished economist Daniel Cohen takes us on a journey to understand human desire and the different registers on which it has expressed itself throughout history. He brings his panoramic grasp of the subject to bear on the key stages of social and economic development, from the Neolithic revolution to the digital age. The ideas of the great economists - from Adam Smith and Karl Marx to Joseph Schumpeter and John Maynard Keynes - are situated in their historical contexts and explained clearly and concisely. The result is a triumph of ambition and brevity: a history of the economy in 100 pages. This book - the final work written by Daniel Cohen - will appeal to anyone interested in the economy and in the tension between a limited world and unlimited desires that lies at the heart of the great challenges we face today.

A Brief History of the Economy

DK Big Ideas

Explore the key milestones in the field of economics broken down clearly and simply with The Economics Book.Learn about economics in this overview guide to the subject, which is brilliant for novices looking to learn more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy-to-follow format. The Economics Book brings a fresh, vibrant take on the topic, breaking it down in a visual way through images and diagrams. This book will broaden your understanding of Economics with: <ul><li>Some of the greatest ideas in economics</li><li>Facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts</li><li>A visual approach to big subjects with illustrations and graphics throughout</li><li>Easy-to-follow text making topics accessible for people at any level of understanding</li></ul> The Economics Book is a captivating introduction to historically important and emerging ideas in a field of science that often confuses newcomers, aimed at adults interested in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Discover some of the greatest ideas, from the earliest development of private property to the cutting-edge development of modern game theory.

Big Ideas Simply Explained

The Economics Book

Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought

This book provides a detailed and compelling guide to the life and economic work of Gerónimo de Uztáriz. It contextualises his work within the economic and political trends of the time, including the Enlightenment, Spanish liberalism, and colonial empires. Particular attention is given to de Uztáriz’s seminal work 
 Theórica y Práctica de comercio y de marina
 and how it achieved international circulation and recognition. Its influence on 18th century Spain is examined, alongside a detailed analysis of the trade systems of the day. The translation and reception of 
 Theórica
 in France, Great Britain, Italy, Ireland, and Germany is also discussed.
 This book aims to shed new light upon the economic work of Gerónimo de Uztáriz and highlights why his ideas remain relevant and important. It will be of interest to students and researchers working within modern history and the history of economic thought.Jesús Astigarraga
 is Professor of Economics at the University of Zaragoza.
 Niccolò Guasti 
 is Associate Professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

New Politics and the Origins of the Science of Commerce in 18th Century Europe

Gerónimo de Uztáriz and his Economic Work

Capturing the essence of history's most influential economists in enjoyable and illuminating biographical sketches, this book shows how the great economic thinkers are still relevant today. We live in the economy - and we are part of it. Living through a pandemic, governments had to work out how to put economies into a deep freeze without destroying them. Avoiding climate catastrophe means changing economies so that they don't bake the world. In explaining how economic thinking is indispensable to tackling these huge problems, this book is a sure-footed guide, spanning Aristotle's ideas about restraining consumption, Adam Smith's thinking about the importance of moral character for sustained economic development, and Esther Duflo's ongoing work to help the world's poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty. It shows how the greatest economic thinkers - Karl Marx, Maynard Keynes, and Friedrich Hayek, among many others - have enabled us to see the world differently, and how we can make it better. It shows that economic thinking emerged, long before there were economists - and that good economics is about much more than the economy, so everyone should understand these vital ideas. Along the way, the book quietly subverts what you think you know about economics, especially by showing how women found a place in the development of ideas even when discrimination denied them any formal role.

Discover the captivating journey of the history of economic thought through the centuries with this comprehensive textbook. From the dawn of economic thought in ancient times to the emergence of modern economic theory in the twentieth century, this textbook reveals the evolution of ideas that have shaped our understanding of economics.

Ideal for advanced bachelor's and master's students in economics and related social sciences, this engaging resource illuminates the historical context of economic thought and its impact on real-world developments. It examines influential schools of economic thought, addresses major theoretical challenges, and highlights fundamental innovations that have shaped the development of the discipline.

The textbook explores a wide range of topics, including the economic philosophies of ancient civilizations and the Middle Ages, the influence of mercantilism and physiocracy, the profound contributions of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Karl Marx to classical political economy, the marginalist revolution and neoclassicism, German historical economics, the evolution of macroeconomics, the rise of Keynesianism, and the enduring relevance of institutional economics. This is a must-read for students and anyone curious about the history of economics and economic history.

The Co-Evolution of Economics and the Economy

A History of Economics

Analytic Summary of The Wealth of Nations

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