A review by danielsb407
A Little History of Economics by Niall Kishtainy

informative fast-paced

A well written speed run through the development of economic thought. I was determined to read this once I learned that it actually bothered to talk at all about economics before the era of Adam Smith. Too many writers confuse the founding of modern economics with the founding of economics. The book itself consists of 40 tightly written 6 page chapters, including the introduction and conclusion. Each chapter gives a brief but effective overview of an economic concept and the people who contributed to it. It is not as in depth as similar books I have read, but I did repeatedly find that the succinct summaries allowed me to grasp concepts I had been struggling to comprehend just by the virture of its presentation. I would reccomend this to both someone new to the subject and even to someone more familiar who was looking for a refresher.