{"product_id":"unsung-heroes-of-the-market-the-24-underrated-economists-you-need-to-know-hardcover","title":"Unsung Heroes of the Market: The 24 Underrated Economists You Need to Know - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Whaples\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Coyne\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eGregory J. Robson\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou've heard of Adam Smith and Milton Friedman. But the economists whose quiet brilliance has kept the free market running? You don't see them on book covers--until now.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by Robert M. Whaples, Co-Editor and Managing Editor of the acclaimed academic journal \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnsung Heroes of the Market: The 24 Underrated Economists You Need to Know\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a cast of overlooked thinkers who shaped the economic foundations of the modern world--yet remain largely absent from mainstream conversations. From Friedrich A. Lutz, forgotten architect of monetary thought and trenchant social critic, to the underexamined cultural insights of Thomas Sowell (whose most provocative work often flies under the radar), these essays illuminate the minds behind the market. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by leading scholars of liberty and economic policy, this collection invites readers to rediscover the forgotten economists whose ideas continue to power the engine of today's free society. It's a must-read for anyone ready to elevate their economic understanding ... and challenge what they \u003ci\u003ethink \u003c\/i\u003ethey know.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert M. Whaples\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Co-Editor and Managing Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor of Economics at Wake Forest University, Director and Book Review Editor for EH.NET, and a member of the Board of Advisors for the Center on Culture and Civil Society at the Independent Institute. He is the co-editor of the Independent Institute books \u003ci\u003eIs Social Justice Just?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn All Fairness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePope Francis and the Caring Society\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He has also served as Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Associate Editor of the \u003ci\u003eBusiness Library Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Chair of the Cliometric Society, and editor of EH.Net's \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Economic and Business History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Coyne\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Co-Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor of Economics and Director of Graduate Programs for the Department of Economics at George Mason University, Co-Editor of the \u003ci\u003eReview of Austrian Economics\u003c\/i\u003e, and Book Review Editor at \u003ci\u003ePublic Choice\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University. He has taught at the University of West Virginia and Hampden-Sydney College, and he has been the Hayek Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Visiting Scholar at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at Bowling Green State University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory J. Robson\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Associate Research Professor in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, and Co-Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his B.S. in economics and human and organizational development from Vanderbilt University, A.L.M. in government from Harvard University, M.A. in philosophy from Duke University, and Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Arizona. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiana W. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Economic Inquiry in the Heider College of Business at Creighton University, and Co-Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She received her Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University, and she previously served as Assistant Professor of Economics in the Jon M. 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