This richly illustrated, authoritative collection presents 250 crucial moments in economics, from the philosophical dialogues of Ancient Greece and the moral contemplations of Medieval Europe to supply-side economics and cryptocurrency. Examining the full gamut of subjects, these engaging essays will captivate you with a bird's-eye view of the development of the world's markets, what has shaped and affected them, and what drives them today.

Steven G. Medema is a research professor in the economics department at Duke University, where he also serves as associate director of the Center for the History of Political Economy. He is series editor of the Oxford Studies in the History of Economics, book review editor for the History of Political Economy journal, and he serves on the editorial boards of eight journals of the history of economics. He was editor of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought, president of the History of Economics Society, and served on the Executive Committee and Scientific Council of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought. He lives in NC.