This two-volume concise treatise on the history of economic thought is accessibly written for readers interested in business, law, and public policy

Robert Ashford obtained his JD from Harvard, with honors, his BA from South Florida in physics & English literature, and is the Bond, Schoeneck & King Distinguished Professor of Law at Syracuse University. He was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Stanford University and is a life member of the American Law Institute. He is a leading authority on socio-economics and binary economics, and has lectured worldwide. His scholarship has been cited extensively, including by the United States Supreme Court.