The greatest economic thinkers of the world have influenced their times and, to some extent, even the present times in their own unique ways. The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers is a book that enumerates various economists and their valuable and some not-so-valuable ideas and principles, in accordance with their own times. The book tries to find common ground among the different thinkers and the common ground is nothing else but the desire to understand the mechanism of a capitalist society, especially when the world is going through a state of economic confusion. This book doesn't teach you economics like textbooks, it expands your economic vision by giving you insights about the thinking process of various economic thinkers, from Adam Smith to Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes. It brings in the past to look at the present and the future, as ideas of great thinkers always remain relevant to some extent in society. The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers is a wonderful book to enlighten people about great people and their priceless ideas, that shaped the economic history of nations. It is a book that explores the past and questions the future. The 7th revised edition of this book was published by Touchstone in 1999 and it is available in paperback. Key Features: The book gives people an insight into the varied ideas of the great economic thinkers, from different times. Through their ideas, the book makes an attempt to understand the workings of a capitalist society.