Living Economics: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow The passion of
the teacher is often the inspiration for a student. This lively
book illuminates how economics affects all walks of life,
whether in the marketplace, voting booth, church, family, or any
human activity. Boettke believes that economics is not merely a
game to be played by clever professionals, but a discipline that
touches on the most pressing practical issues at any historical
juncture. The wealth and poverty of nations are at stake; the
length and quality of life turns on the economic conditions
individuals find themselves living with. So teaching and
learning economics are high stakes ventures. Along the way he
introduces us to major thinkers: from Smith, Say, and Bastiat of
the Classical School, to Neoclassical and Austrian scholars
(Menger, Mises, Hayek, Kirzner, and Rothbard) on to New
Institutional economists (Alchian, Coase, Demsetz, North, Ostrom
and Williamson) and Public Choice theorists (Buchanan, Tullock,
and others). This engaging an