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History of Economic Thought

Anotace

The course introduces students to the development of the main directions and
particular schools of economic thinking. It compares theoretical approaches to
the chosen economic issues within the framework of various conceptions of
economic theory. Futhermore, it provides an insight into the development of
ideas concerning the history of economic thinking.

Povinná literatura

1. EKELUND JR., Robert B. and Robert F. HÉBERT. A History of Economic Theory and Method. 6th ed. Waveland Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1478606383 .
2. BACKHOUSE, Robert E. The Ordinary Business of Life: A History of Economics from the Ancient World to the Twenty-First Century. Princeton University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0691116297 .
3. BRUE, Stanley and Randy GRANT. The Evolution of Economic Thought. 8th ed. South-Western College Publications, 2012. ISBN 978-1111823689 .

Doporučená literatura

1. WHITE, Lawrence H. The Clash of Economic Ideas: The Great Policy Debates and Experiments of the Last Hundred Years. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1107621336 .
2. SANDELIN, Bo, TRAUTWEIN, Hans-Michael and Richard WUNDRAK. A Short History of Economic Thought. 3rd. ed. Routledge, 2014. ISBN 978-1138780200 .
3. BUCHHOLZ, Todd G. New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought. Updated ed. Plume, 2007. ISBN 978-0452288447 .


Language of instruction angličtina, angličtina
Code 114-0512
Abbreviation HET
Course title History of Economic Thought
Coordinating department Department of Economics
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Martin Macháček, Ph.D. et Ph.D.