1. An overview of the history of economic ideas -- 2. The ethical foundations of economics -- 3. Property rights from Plato to the 21st century -- 4. The emergence of modern price theory -- 5. Money, lending and interest -- 6. Public finance in historical perspective -- 7. Depressing thoughts - theories of recessions and depressions -- 8. Economic growth theory in historical perspective -- 9. The history of international trade theory -- 10. Population, environmental and resource issues in historical perspective.