Cool Heads and Warm Hearts – p. 1
The Soaring Swans – p. 7
God’s Economy – p. 13
Going for Gold – p. 19
Nature’s Bounty – p. 25
The Invisible Hand – p. 31
Corn Meets Iron – p. 37
An Ideal World – p. 43
The Big Push – p. 127
The Economics of Everything – p. 133
Growing Up – p. 139
Sweet Harmony – p. 145
A World in Two – p. 151
Fill Up the Bath – p. 157
Ruled by Clowns – p. 163
Money Illusion – p. 169
Future Gazing – p. 176
Speculators on the Attack – p. 182
Saving the Underdog – p. 188
Knowing Me, Knowing You – p. 194
Broken Promises – p. 200
Missing Women – p. 206
Minds in Fog – p. 212
Economics in the Real World – p. 218
Bankers Go Wild – p. 224
Giants in the Sky – p. 230
Why Be an Economist? – p. 236
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A Little History of Economics is a concise, accessible history of economic thought and systems, aimed at general readers rather than specialists. It traces the evolution of economic ideas and practices from ancient times to the modern global economy.