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Women economists rarely feature in most textbooks on the history of economic thought before 1960, despite the many articles and theses produced by them in the period. Why is their work so little studied? What did they write about? Who listened to them, supported them or hindered them? Women of Value seeks to better understand the lives and work of the women who helped to build the economics profession. A number of these papers focus on the sociology...

The biography of an economist whose work as a journalist helped the American public understand the economics of the Great Depression.

"John Kenneth Galbraith is America's most famous economist for good reason. A witty commentator on America's political follies and a versatile author of bestselling books that warn prophetically of the dangers of deregulated markets, corporate greed, and inattention to the costs of our military power, Galbraith always makes economics relevant to the crises of the day. This first authorized biography is, in Richard Parker's hands, an important reinterpretation...

Introduces the lives and principal ideas of five leading economists living today Paul Anthony Samualson, Milton Friedman, John Kenneth Galbraith, Wassily Leontief and Kenneth E. Boulding.

Few individuals have participated so diversely in the cultural and political life of both the nation and the world as Galbraith. The Harvard economist was ambassador to India and an author and journalist. This volume brings together short pieces published over the past three decades and includes his views on world affairs, domestic politics and literary matters. Arranged in nine parts, the essays deal with a variety of subjects, and include the author's...

Offers a rare and insightful look into the mind of the man behind the aloof public image, the man whose decisions have altered economies of countries around the world.

Looks at Paul Romer's 1980s solution of Adam Smith's new growth theory, tracing how the centuries-old puzzle was addressed throughout history and how it has helped leading corporations to address economic expansion and the value of intellectual property.

Over the course of nearly half a century, five American presidents--three Democrats and two Republicans--have relied on the financial acumen, and the integrity, of Paul A. Volcker. During his tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, when he battled the Great Inflation of the 1970s, Volcker did nothing less than restore the reputation of an American financial system on the verge of collapse. After the 2008 financial meltdown, the nation turned...