Economic liberalization. -- Industrial and trade strategy. -- Technological development. -- The external debt burden. -- Curbing industrial unrest. -- Environmental protection. -- Government size and functions. -- A final word. -- Appendix: International trade theory

This book explains the importance of the history of economic thought in the curriculum of economists, whereas most discussions of this kind are devoted only to explaining why such study is of value simply to the individual economist. Steven Kates reaches out past the individual to explain the...