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Book SynopsisThis book pays tribute to the late Irving Fisher by discussing a range of issues on which he worked throughout his life. It serves as an excellent introduction to the contributions of one of the great economists spanning the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries.The book begins with an overview of Irving Fisher's life including his contribution to the economics profession as well as details of his personal interests and beliefs. The contributors then go on to examine, from a modern perspective, some of the major topics Irving Fisher worked on including: macroeconomics and the quantity theory the management of monetary policy and reform of the monetary system debt-deflation and the Great Depression statistics, econometrics and index numbers capital, income and the rate of interest value, prices and financial assets policy advice to government This book will be of interest to those working in the fields of the history of economic thought, monetary economics and economics and statistics.Trade Review'. . . the book provides an authoritative and up-to-date account of Fisher's impressive achievements in the most important fields of economic theory and policy and convincingly argues that his legacy is extremely relevant also for contemporary research.' -- Giovanni Pavanelli, History of Economic Ideas'This excellent collection of papers delivered to the Irving Fisher Gesellschaft in 1997 deserves to be read by serious specialists in monetary and macro economics as well as the history of economic thought . . . The editors deserve praise as well as the contributors. They have managed to produce a disciplined collection of essays, while at the same time respecting the views of contributors. The Economics of Irving Fisher is well worth reading.' -- Murray Wolfson, Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Irving Fisher’s Works and Correspondence Part II: Macroeconomics and the Quantity Theory Part III: Monetary Policy, Monetary Reform, and Constructive Income Taxation Part IV: Debt-Deflation and the Great Depression Part V: Statistics, Econometrics, and Index Numbers Part VI: Capital, Income, and Interest Part VII: Value, Prices, and Financial Assets

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Book SynopsisIn this fascinating study Gordon Fletcher explores the relationship between the life and work of one of Britain's most distinguished economists, Sir Dennis Holme Robertson (1890-1963). Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished material, novel forms of evidence - both biographical and literary, together with a fresh reading of Robertson's principal books and essays, Fletcher argues that Robertsonian economics is indelibly stamped with the impression of Robertson the man and that by better understanding the man we shall better understand his economics. He shows that this is particularly the case with respect to the way in which Robertson's thought developed and to its particular characteristics, which have often been described by commentators but never explained. Most interestingly, he accounts for Robertson's breach with his Cambridge colleague J.M. Keynes. With these insights we glimpse the hidden human face of what is all too often regarded as the bloodless discipline, the dismal science.Trade Review'Understanding Dennis Robertson is a fine example of intellectual biography, which lives up to the implicit promise made in its title. By the end of the book, the reader does feel that he or she understands Dennis Robertson, at least as far as possible at this date . . . This is a significant contribution, not only from the perspective of the history of thought, but also in understanding contemporary orthodoxy . . . This book deserves to be widely read, not only by those interested in the history of thought, but also by those claiming to be macroeconomists today.' -- John Smithin, Eastern Economic Journal'The biography . . . is of interest not only to specialists in the field . . . since it presents an interesting psychological portrait of the economist and offers a segment of life at the prestigious Eton College and at the University of Cambridge at the beginning of the 20th century.' -- Daniele Besomi, Azione'Fletcher's piecing together the jigsaw of Robertson's life is a major achievement. Disparate pieces fit together into a remarkable pattern. . . Robertson's main economic writings are integrated into this story resulting in an integration of biography, literature and economics that is fascinating to read. The book is clearly important for anyone seeking to understand Robertson or his work. . . it has transformed my appreciation of Robertson.' -- Roger Backhouse, European Society for the History of Economic Thought Newsletter'This is a notable contribution to the literature. . . Clearly not a complete sentence but the rest is written in the first person.' -- Peter Clarke, University of Cambridge and Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, UK'In this fascinating, insightful yet somehow strange book Gordon Fletcher aims at throwing light on the mutual influence between Dennis Robertson's temperament and outlook on life, and his professional writings and the development of ideas.' -- Daniele Besomi, History of Economics Review'. . . this is a magnificent intellectual biography of one of the great mysterious figures of modern macroeconomics.' -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UK’Gordon Fletcher has written a remarkable, completely absorbing, interpretation of Dennis Robertson's contributions to economics and of their relationship to the complex, ultimately tragic figure of their author. Fletcher has great sympathy for and understanding of the traumas and dramas of Robertson's life - external and internal - and admiration for him as an economist. He knows Robertson's writings intimately and he recounts in compelling detail the intellectual and personal relationships between Robertson and Keynes and their respective champions. Fletcher's own deep understanding of economics and of the nature of Keynes and his revolution allow him to be fair to Robertson yet show the ultimate soundness of Keynes's views as opposed to Robertson's. He documents how they could start together yet inevitably grow apart - and why the disagreement homed in on explanations of the rate of interest and its role. Fletcher shows how Robertson's stance was necessary for him to be able to survive, that his fragile nature, so dependent on things past, in economics as much as in the theatre, culture and society and on his reverence for Marshall, made it impossible for him to go with Keynes after the Treatise on Money, or perhaps even with the Treatise on Money itself. Understanding Dennis Robertson is a wonderful example of what intellectual biography should be - complete mastery of the intellectual issues involved combined with sympathetic perception and analysis of the personalities involved and their times.' -- G.C. Harcourt, University of New South Wales, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: D.H. Robertson: A Brief Chronology Introduction Part I: Robertson The Man Part II: The Mirror of Literature Part III: Robertson’s Economics I: The Foundations Part IV: Robertson’s Economics II: Development Part V: Robertson, Keynes and the Keynesian Revolution Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisNow brought completely up-to-date for this new edition, Business The Rupert Murdoch Way not only reveals the secrets of Murdoch's remarkable success but also draws out the universal lessons and identifies strategies that can be applied to any business or career. From thriving on risk to hard selling, and from loving the detail to betting big on the future, Business The Rupert Murdoch Way is a fascinating insight into what it takes to create a global business empire.Table of ContentsRupert Murdoch Revisited… v The Lift and Times of Rupert Murdoch 1 One: Go with the Flow 25 Two: Goodbye Mr Nice Guy 35 Three: Place Your Bets 47 Four: Lead from the Front 63 Five: King of the Nitty Gritty 75 Six: DNA Marketing 83 Seven: Speed Freaks 91 Eight: Think Tomorrow Today 101 Nine: Ambition Never Dies 113 Ten: Drive the Company 123 How to Succeed Like Rupert Murdoch 133 Will News Corp Survive? 139 Further Reading 143 Index 145

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Book SynopsisNow brought completely up-to-date for this new edition, Business The Jack Welch Way, not only reveals the secrets of Welchs' remarkable success but also draws out the universal lessons and identifies strategies that can be applied to any business or career. From killing bureaucracy to talking straight, and from investing in people to dominating your market (or getting out of it) Business The Jack Welch Way reveals the secrets of a management superhero.Table of ContentsJack Welch Revisited. The Life and Times of Jack Welch. Invest in People. Dominate Your Market...Or Get Out. Never Sit Still. Think Service. Forget the Past; Love the Future. Learn and Lead. No Bull. Kill Bureaucracy. Stick Around. Manage the Corner Store. Passing the Baton. How to Manage the Jack Welch Way. Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisRollercoaster is a fast-paced and compelling business narrative that chronicles one of the most dramatic periods in business history. It is the story of Chris Gent and Vodafone. Loved by the City as a brilliant dealmaker, Gent himself is often described by those who know him as affable and self-effacing. Yet he has somehow fostered a deeply engrained culture of ruthless ambition in those who run Vodafone in his name. But as the telecommunications sector has imploded, Vodafone has been swept along by bad news amongst accusations of poor acquisitions, over-investment and "fat cat" payouts for Gent himself. Trevor Merriden charts the dramatic rise of Gent and Vodafone and assesses the underlying forces driving the man and the company. He examines the turbulent recent history, of Gent's resignation, and asks searching questions about the future of the company. Trade Review"...Timed to coincide with Vodafone's results yesterday comes Rollercoaster, Trevor Merriden's history of the company and its outgoing chief executive Sir Christopher Gent..." (Daily Telegraph, 28 May 2003) "...a fantastic read...it gives the reader an insight into their (Chris Gent & Vodafone) stunning achievement..." (Management Today, June 2003) "...a fast-paced and compelling narrative...Rollercoaster presents the only true picture of the fortunes of the man and the company..." (Luton News, 4 June 2003) "...Here you will find all the highlights of the spectacular story of one of the UK's genuine world class companies..." (Accounting & Business, July/August 2003) "...not just an exciting and pacey history of one of the world's most powerful company's, it provides a real insight..." (Get Feedback, 23 June 2003) "...Merriden writes clearly and tells a good story..." (Information Age, July 2003) "...this is a fascinating account of the troubles of Vodafone..." (The Shetland Times, 19 September 2003) "...compelling reading..." (Long Range Planning, Vol 37, 2004)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. PART ONE: On The Up. CHAPTER ONE: Here come the Buccaneers. CHAPTER TWO: Shy Sam and Curious Klaus. CHAPTER THREE: The impossible dream. CHAPTER FOUR: Blood and Betrayal. PART TWO: Life On Top Of The Rollercoaster . CHAPTER FIVE: Red devils and prancing horses. CHAPTER SIX: Trouble in Vodaville. PART THREE: A Whiteknuckle Ride. CHAPTER SEVEN: From Powerhouse to Penny Shore. CHAPTER EIGHT: The trouble with money. PART FOUR: Now You See Him, Now You Don’t. CHAPTER NINE: Back in fashion. CHAPTER TEN: Now you see him, now you don’t.

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Book SynopsisAmerican Economists of the Late Twentieth Century is a collection of essays on the work of 22 contemporary US economists. The essays summarize, place in perspective and appraise the work of a diverse array of accomplished scholars whose writings respresent the best, the most promising and the most innovative in the US. The economists whose work is discussed include Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Paul Davidson, Nancy Folbre, Robert H. Frank, Robert Heilbroner, David Kahneman and Amos Tversky, Paul Krugman, William Lazonick, Gregg Lewis, Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter, Mancur Olson, Nathan Rosenberg, Thomas Schelling, Vernon Smith, Robert A. Solo, Joseph Stiglitz, Richard Thaler, Lester Thurow and Oliver E. Williamson. The emphasis of the collection is on both the quality and diversity of the work - of different ways of doing economics as it is presently practised.Warren J. Samuels has brought together a series of original essays written by economists who are distinguished in their own right. Historians of economic thought, methodologists, general economists and specialists in the fields represented by the subjects will welcome American Economists of the Late Twentieth Century as a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary American economic scholarship.Trade Review'Samuels has collected an excellent group of essays about important contemporary US economists. . . . this is a book that anyone interested in the debates or personalities of contemporary economics will enjoy.'Table of ContentsSamuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis; Paul Davidson; Nancy Folbre; Robert Frank; Robert Heilbroner; David Kahneman and Amos Tversky; Paul Krugman; William Lazonick; Gregg Lewis; Richard R. Nelson and Sidney Winter; Mancur Olson; Nathan Rosenberg; Thomas Schelling; Vernon Smith; Robert A. Solo; Joseph Stiglitz; Richard Thaler; Lester Thurow; Oliver Williamson.

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Book SynopsisItalian Economists of the 20th Century provides a unique up-to-date assessment and appreciation of the work of 12 pioneering economists. The essays - written by a group of leading international scholars - are a fitting tribute to the important contribution that Italian economists have made to twentieth century economics.This important book includes entries not only on familiar names such as Vilfredo Pareto, Piero Sraffa and Franco Modigliani, but also on less well known yet equally important economists. It demonstrates the rich intellectual tradition in Italy and its profound - yet often unrecognized - impact on economics in general.Trade Review’In a brief review of a fairly large volume it has not been possible to do justice to the richness of most of the chapters and the book can be recommended for closer study and for its useful guides for further primary and secondary materials. Many readers will benefit from it.’- Ian Steedman, History of Economic Thought NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Two Glimpses (F. Meacci) 2. Vilfredo Pareto (A. Kirman) 3. Maffeo Pantaleoni (P.D. Groenewegen) 4. Enrico Barone (P.C. Dooley) 5. Antonio De Viti De Marco (O. Kayaalp) 6. Marco Fanno (R. Arena) 7. Luigi Einaudi (F. Meacci) 8. Costantino Bresciani Turroni (H.D. Kurz) 9. Piero Sraffa (B. Schefold) 10. Franco Modigliani (C. Dangel) 11. Paolo Sylos Labini (J. Halevi) 12. Pierangelo Garegnani (G. Mongiovi) 13. Luigi L. Pasinetti (J.R. Teixeira) Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique directory presents - for the first time - comprehensive, up-to-date information on over 700 business historians from 27 countries. Compiled from material provided by the business historians themselves, An International Directory of Business Historians contains entries giving pertinent biographical data and a select bibliography together with a description of the business historian's main area of work. The main listing in the book is alphabetic by business historian's surname, and the information is fully indexed by country and subject specialization, so that searching, particularly on subject specialization, is made easy.This important book is an essential resource for all those with an interest in business history whether as teachers, researchers, consultants, analysts or planners for institutions of higher education, business or government.Trade Review'This volume undoubtedly fills a need. At the simplest level it satisfies the idle curiosity of the business historian as to his colleagues' ages, qualifications, and important publications. At a less facetious level, it provides an indication of the world wide health of the discipline, with around 750 entries from about 30 countries, with North America, Japanese and European entries predominating. . . . It will be a useful reference work.' -- John Amstrong, Business History'. . . this work should be purchased by major business collections and by those specialized information centers with relevant client interests.'– Nigel Tappin, American Reference Books AnnualTable of ContentsFields of expertise; industry fields; business dimensions; scope; period; teaching; consultancy.

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Book SynopsisAt the time of his death in 1989, Karl Brunner was known not only for his writings in monetary economics but also for his contributions to econometrics, the theory of man, logics and the analysis of sociopolitical problems. Between 1953 and 1989, Professor Brunner published over 200 articles and books, founded two leading academic journals - the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, and the Journal of Monetary Economics - and organized numerous conferences. Economic Analysis and Political Ideology, the first volume of Karl Brunner's essays with an introduction by Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan, reproduces articles dealing with Professor Brunner's socio-economic analysis. Providing insight into a man absorbed and preoccupied by economic scholarship, this volume includes papers ranging from economic policy, inflation, the place of religion in the social order and Keynes's sociopolitical vision to more personal writings on the author's quest for knowledge and the reasons underlying his fascination with economics. The second volume, Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy, with a foreword by Alan Meltzer, is published separately and deals with macroeconomic issues.Trade Review'Every economist would benefit from reading this book. It contains the papers of an imaginative, rigorous and generous scholar.' -- Geoffrey Wood, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction by James Buchanan 1. Knowledge, Values and the Choice of Economic Organization 2. My Quest for Economic Knowledge 3. The Poverty of Nations 4. ‘Assumptions’ and the Cognitive Quality of Theories 5. The Perception of Man and the Conception of Government 6. The Perception of Man and the Conception of Society: Two Approaches to Understanding Society 7. Reflections on ‘Theology and the Social Order” 8. Religion and the Social Order 9. The First World, the Third World and the Survival of Free Societies 10. The New International Economic Order: A Chapter in a Protracted Confrontation 11. The Socio-political Vision of Keynes 12. Reflections on the Political Economy of Government: The Persistent Growth of Government 13. The Limits of Economic Policy 14. Mephistopheles and Inflation 15. Economic, Development, Cancun and the Western Democracies 16. A Fascination with Economics Index

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Book SynopsisMost of the existing literature on European history of economic thought concentrates on the major works of leading figures such as von Bohm-Bawerk, Menger, Pareto, Walras, Weber and Wicksell. These economists exerted enormous influences on the development of economics, despite their differing theories and approaches. Yet, there were many other economists whose contribution to the field has not been described in existing literature. This book resurrects these forgotten economists and presents 17 specially commissioned essays on their lives and contributions to economics. As such this book presents a fuller picture of the development of economics in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th century.The authors examine the economists' original ideas, and discuss how their work contributed to the development of economic thought. In addition the contributors look at the spread of ideas, of their acceptance or rejection, which can be explained partly by physical and linguistic or national isolation. They also consider influences on economic thought both between and within countries, and of other disciplines on economics; and as a consequence a sense of national identity in the practice of economics is developed. Finally, the authors present ideas on the path-dependent process of the development of economics and of the alternative paths that were around at the time, as well as on the origins of econometrics and differing attitudes towards statistical and mathematical approaches.This long-overdue addition to the literature will be welcomed by historians of economic thought, those studying the lives of economists as well as those interested in the philosophy and evolution of economics.Trade Review'Warren Samuels and his team of collaborators are to be congratulated on widening our perspective on the development of economics. This will be an essential source for those working on the diffusion of economic ideas in Europe in the early twentieth century.'Table of ContentsContents: Introduction (W.J. Samuels) 1. The Economist M.J.H Cobbenhagen 2. Clement Colson (1853–1939) 3. Christiaan Cornelissen (1864–1942) 4. Sam de Wolff (1878–1960) 5. Francois Divisa (1889–1964) 6. Robert Gilbrat and the Law of Proportional Effect 7. Johan G. Koopmans 8. Hermann Laurent (1841–1908) 9. The French Connection 10. Paul Leroy-Beaulieu and His ‘Cheap Government’ 11. Lucien March (1859–1933) 12. The Economic Theories and Social Reform Proposals of Ernest Solvay 13. Gustaf Steffen 14. Ed van Cleeff, Multiple Meanings of Planning and the Prehistory of the Central Planning Bureau 15. Elisabeth Caroline van Dorp 16. The Danish Economist Jens Warming 17. Harald Westergaard

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Book SynopsisTheorist, practitioner, educator and arguably the father of professional economics, Alfred Marshall's life and career have long required a full scale biography to put his work into context and reveal the extent of his influence.Peter Groenewegen's outstanding new book places the major features of Marshall's life and work within the rich institutional setting of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain. This biography sheds new light on Marshall's decision to study economics - after dropping mathematics, philosophy and psychology in turn - and the background to his important books, including the Principles of Economics, as well as his government advice over three decades. More than just the life of a major economist, it also deals with economics and mathematics education at Cambridge, contemporary controversies over socialism, imperialism, free trade, eugenics, religious belief, social welfare and the women's movement.As the first biography of Alfred Marshall, A Soaring Eagle contributes to the history of economics, the social sciences and education while also offering a series of insights into Victorian and Edwardian society.Trade Review’Groenewegen's magnificent biography of Alfred Marshall provides a veritable mountain of detailed evidence on the development and contributions of a remarkable and complex human being during his long life. Groenewegen has left no stone unturned that might conceal the remotest detail of Marshall's background and like. The book will unquestionably be the standard source for any future scholars of the economist whose Principles of Economics dominated the teaching of pricer theory from its first publication in 1890 until well into the 19th century.’ -- Bolletino del CIRT’Groenewegen's exhaustive, judicious and scholarly account of Marshall's life and times has been worth the wait. Groenewegen has produced a biography which demonstrates deep learning perceptiveness of interpretation and scrupulous bibliographical accuracy. He has presented a rounded and sensitive picture of the complex amalgam of traits and behaviours that characterised Marshall.’ -- Mark Donoghue, Review of Political Economy’. . . The scale and scope of his research into all aspects of Marshall's life are truly impressive, and as such his work constitutes an invaluable contribution to the history of economic thought and of the development of economics as an academic discipline. . . an indispensable mine of information on Marshall's life, career and intellectual and institutional environment.’ -- Alon Kadish, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel’. . . Groenewegen's prose is gripping yet lucid and analytical. Without exaggeration it can be stated that any future work on Marshall has to start from this book.’ -- C.J. Talele, Choice Outstanding Academic Book of the Year 1995’Scholars will find themselves well rewarded for their time reading Peter Groenewegen's substantial contribution to scholarship. No good library can afford to be without this book. It is a wonderful achievement that has been long awaited.’ -- Robert W. Butler, The Historian’A scholarly and comprehensive study of Marshall's life and work, particularly interesting on his early background.’ -- John K. Whitaker, University of Virginia, US’Given his worldwide reputation and immense influence on 20th century economics, the absence of a scholarly biography of Alfred Marshall is shocking. Now, at last, Peter Groenewegen has filled this yawning gap, and his book is a major event for economists, intellectual historians and students of the social sciences. Groenewegen's research, extending over many years, has been exhaustive; his contribution to our knowledge of the man and his works is immense; his analysis of Marshall's writings is comprehensive; and throughout his judgement is balanced and insightful. This is truly a landmark achievement.’ -- A.W. Coats, Duke University, North Carolina, US and University of Nottingham, UK’Many have thought that Keynes's Memoir made unnecessary the writing of a biography of Alfred Marshall. How wrong they were. Professor Groenewegen's meticulous research has given us a very different (and more accurate) picture of Alfred Marshall's life. Everyone interested in the development of modern economics will gain immensely from reading this biography.’ -- Ronald Coase, Nobel Laureate in Economics 1991’. . . this is no dry-as-dust book for the serious academic alone, for it provides also a fascinating insight into Alfred Marshall the man and his personal life.’ -- Cambridge Weekly News’. . . Professor Peter Groenewegen's A Soaring Eagle: Alfred Marshall, 1842-1924 is not just a masterpiece of the history of economic thought, but probably the only book by an Australian economist which will still be consulted in a century's time.’ -- David Clark, Australian Financial Review’. . . it is most welcome for a host of reasons; foremost it is a fascinating and absorbing read. . . It will be a work of great usefulness to those researching and teaching in the history of economic ideas but also, I would surmise, for social historians of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.’ -- Bernard Corry, History of Economic Thought’. . . a major scholarly achievement . . . this first book-length life will be essential reading for all those interested in the development of economics as an academic discipline.’ -- John Smithin, Eastern Economic Journal’The task that Professor Groenewegen undertook was enormous. The magnitude of that task is reflected in the fact that, although Marshall's importance has been acknowledged by all economists, and that he died over 70 years ago, this is the first biography. The size of the job has been immense, in no small part, due to Marshall himself covering many of the tracks, by giving deliberately false leads. That this monumental endeavour has been achieved in such a palatable manner is a credit to Peter. His painstaking labours in pursuing archives, interviewing people, tracing down clues and then putting it all together is rewarded by the manuscript which will stand the test of time. It is a work chiselled in stone, which will throw light for a long time to come.’ -- Peter Kriesler, History of Economics Review’Groenewegen is one of the few people in our universities who has sufficient breadth of knowledge and depth of training to have undertaken such a work, and he has produced a volume which not only tells us everything that can reasonably be known about Marshall's personal and professional life, but he has set it in a context of understanding of Marshall's intellectual concerns which few could match anywhere.’ -- Padraic McGuiness, History of Economics Review’It is a book that is rich in understanding the man as well as illuminating what he wrote and as a psychologist I can safely give testimony to the fact that the book gives a thoroughly idiosyncratic view of Marshall's living (not just life) and his work.’ -- Peter Sheehan, History of Economics Review’. . . Marshall remains a great sage and economist. Groenewegen enables us to catch glimpses of this greatness through an often impenetrable thicket.’ -- Lord Robert Skidelsky, The Times Literary Supplement’It is not only a much needed work but one of impressive scholarship and good judgment. If there ever was an eminent Victorian, Marshall was representative of its ideal type. Groenewegen explains all this, and much more, in great detail and I enjoyed every page of this impressive book. Scholars will find this study of Marshall authoritative, thorough, original, fascinating, and the standard work on Marshall.’ -- Gerard M. Koot, Albion’Peter Groenewegen's magnificent biography of Alfred Marshall provides a veritable mountain of detailed evidence on the development and contributions of a remarkable and complex human being during his long life. Groenewegen has left no stone unturned that might conceal the remotest detail of Marshall's background and life. Truly a labor of love, no effort has been spared to assure that it is complete and balanced. The book will unquestionably be the standard source for any future scholars of the economist whose Principles of Economics dominated the teaching of price theory from its first publication in 1890 until well into the twentieth century.’ -- M. Friedman, Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. A Life of Alfred Marshall: Introduction and Overview 2. Family and Ancestry 3. Childhood and School 1842–1861 4. Undergraduate Student at St John’s, Cambridge, 1861–1865 5. In Search of a Vocation 1865–1872: Postgraduate Years as a Young Fellow at John’s Cambridge 6. The Economic Apprenticeship (1867–1875) and After 7. An Observing and Studious Traveller: Europe, Britain and the United States (1868–1884) 8. The Husband (1877–1924) in an Unusual Partnership 9. Initial Academic Experience: Cambridge, Bristol and Oxford 10. The Professor at Cambridge (1885–1908) 11. Giving Advice to Governments: (1886–1908) 12. The Long Haul of the Principles: 1881–1922 13. A Principled Controversialist and Strident Advocate 14. A Feminist Manqué 15. The Creator of a New Tripos 16. A Tendential Socialist . . . or Neo-Liberal? The Politics of Alfred Marshall 17. A Sage in Retirement 18. The Friend 19. Some Final Volumes 20. The Last Years and Legacy 21. A Man for all Seasons–and None: the Enigma of Marshall’s Character Index

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Book SynopsisDissenters have a common dissatisfaction with economics as it is currently practised, and they recognise that twentieth century economics has failed to explain real world economic phenomena. This major book focuses on the work and lives of seventeen of the most influential dissenting economists who have shaped twentieth century economics and who continue to make economics more relevant.In Economics and its Discontents each chapter explains what it means to be a dissenting economist and examines how and why the work of the featured economist constitutes dissent. It demonstrates that dissent in the profession extends beyond ideology and that dissenters can come from radical, liberal or conservative backgrounds. Dissent is considered in many respects, including how economics is taught, the methodology of economic analysis, the lack of attention economists pay to the real world behaviour of individuals, the narrow and limited assumptions made by economists, the inappropriate attempt of economics to dominate all social sciences, and the policy conclusions reached by standard economic analysis. The dissenters featured in this book suggest that there is a better way to do economics, and a better way to be an economist, and each has helped keep economics honest by constantly questioning traditional thinking. This book salutes and celebrates these dissenters who exemplify the very best of the discipline. If economics is again to be a respected field and a highly regarded profession, we must look to these dissenters to point the way forward.This book will be welcomed by professional economists, researchers and postgraduate students, especially those interested in the history of economic thought, and economic methodology and philosophy.Trade Review'This is a fine collection. . . . These are good, thought-provoking essays, much more than the personal biographies one might expect in a book about economists. I learned from these essays and recommend the book without reservation.'Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: Dissent in Twentieth Century Economics (R.P.F. Holt and S. Pressman) 1. The Seditious Dissent of Barbara R. Bergmann (E.A. Paulin) 2. James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy (P.J. Boettke) 3. John R. Commons and the Compatibility of Neoclassical and Institutionalist Economics (J.E. Biddle and W.J. Samuels) 4. The Tenacious Dissent of Milton Friedman (D. Colander) 5. Friedrich A. Hayek: Super-dissenter (L.S. Moss) 6. John A. Hobson: Dissenting Labour Economist (J.E. King) 7. The Policy Dissent of Nicholas Kaldor (S. Pressman) 8. The Positive Dissent of Michal Kalecki (M. Sawyer) 9. Dissent and Continuity: John Maynard Keynes (V. Chick) 10. Frank Knight’s Dissent from Progressive Social Science (R.B.Emmett) 11. Oskar Lange’s Dissent from Market Capitalism and State Socialism (C. Rider) 12. Imagining the Possibilities: The Dissent of Adolph Lowe (M. Forstater) 13. Gardiner Means and the Dissent of Administered Prices (F. Lee) 14. The Theoretical, Methodological and Pedagogical Dissent of Joan Robinson (Z. Emami) 15. Thomas Schelling’s Dissent from the Narrow Scope of Economics (D. Latzko) 16. Piero Sraffa and Mainstream Theory (H.D. Kurz and N. Salvadori) 17. Thorstein Bunde Veblen: The Quintessential Dissenter (C.M.A. Clark) Index

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Book SynopsisThis project is distinctive in that it really is a 'Who's Who' rather than a directory of all scholars engaged in international business education and research.It develops a select sample of 150 leading scholars and practitioners extracted from a sample of at least 1200 in the field. The sample is drawn from the use of multiple selection criteria reflecting research productivity, citational analysis, executive officers and fellows of the AIB, management of US-based CIBERS and peer-based nominations. These indicators highlight contributions that expand the frontiers of research and also recognize contributions to professional and institutional development. The compilation is also distinctive in that it allows respondents to offer a personal statement on the principal contributions they have made to the field of international business.The main listing in the book is alphabetic by name and the information is indexed for ease of reference. The volume serves as a central reference in the field of international business, and is an indispensable guide to academic, government and business communities.Trade Review'This work is recommended for corporate libraries whose companies are involved in international business, and for academic libraries affiliated with colleges of business.' -- Kay M. Stebbins, Choice

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Book SynopsisKnut Wicksell is increasingly recognized as one of the great economists and as a major influence on modern economics. Wicksell brilliantly summarized and developed neoclassical economic theory, making major contributions to marginal productivity theory, to public finance and to monetary theory. Torsten Gardlund’s acclaimed biography, although long out of print, remains the classic interpretation of Wicksell’s life. As Lars Jonung explains in his preface, ‘Gardlund’s book has kept its sparkle over the forty years which have elapsed since it was first published. . . Its clarity and vitality have made it a classic in its own right.’ Mark Blaug, the eminent economic methodologist and historian of economic thought, has described it as ‘my favourite biography of a great economist.’This edition of The Life of Knut Wicksell will be welcomed as an excellent introduction to the life of a major economist whose theories and ideas have shown themselves to be of lasting value.Trade Review’In Gardlund, he got a biographer who mastered the craft but also was prepared to grasp the mind of the age concerned, and to understand, if not to share, the broad visions and dreams of his subject.’ -- Lars Herlitz, Journal of the History of Economic ThoughtTable of ContentsContents: Preface Foreword Introduction 1. Childhood in Stockholm 2. Undecided Years in Uppsala 3. Celibacy or Prostitution? 4. A New Epoch 5. Foreign Travel and Marriage 6. Rebel in the Wilderness 7. Now or Never 8. The Theory of Price 9. Professor at Lund 10. Hero of the Anarchists 11. Money and its Regulation 12. The Last Years Appendix: Correspondence with Walras and Marshall Index

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Book SynopsisGreat Economists before Keynes is an extensive and much acclaimed guide providing authoritative intellectual biographies together with portraits of one hundred great economists of the past. This important book not only includes entries on familiar names, such as, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx and Leon Walras, but also includes descriptions of less well known yet equally important economists. Mark Blaug demonstrates that modern economics is an accumulated heritage of specific ideas of individual economists.Mark Blaug has brought his formidable powers to bear on the history of economics producing a companion that nobody interested in economics will want to be without. The reprint of this classic work will be an essential reference source for instructors, researchers and students of economics.Trade Review'Great Economists before Keynes is an excellent work of reference, as well as an exemplary brief guide to the history of economic thought.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface Acknowledgements List of Entries Great Economists before Keynes Index of Names Index of Subjects

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Book SynopsisThis book is the third and final volume of essays celebrating the work and lifetime contribution of Paul Davidson to economics, specifically the development of post Keynesian Economics.The outstanding group of international economists examine areas in which Paul Davidson has an interest, or has made significant contributions. They explore international macroeconomic issues such as consumption and investment, wage and price flexibility, sticky prices and aggregate production, and financial liberalization. Other contributions discuss economic rhetoric and post Keynesian methodological issues while the final part of the book turns to real problems such as the politics and economics of the European Union, the stabilization of the international oil market and realities of financial liberalization.Trade Review'The editor has skillfully included the discussion of policy issues in a manner that the reader is allowed to discuss the topical issues from the point of view of different perspectives on the basis of their respective methodological foundations. The book is a methodologist's delight, and at the same time the focus is on understanding methodological foundations, which is tantamount to understanding crucial dimensions of economic processes.' -- Satya Prasad, KyklosTable of ContentsContents: Introduction (P. Arestis) 1. Davidson, Non-Ergodicity and Individuals (J.B. Davis) 2. Social Relations, Social Reproduction and Stylised Facts (T. Lawson) 3. Rhetoric, Paradigms, and the Relevance of the Aggregate Production Function (J. McCombie) 4. Keynes in Retrospect (R. Clower) 5. Consumption and Investment when Bankruptcy is not a Fate worse than Death (M.J. Gordon, S. P. Sethi) 6. Marx, Keynes, and Class War in America (W.C. Peterson) 7. Why Wage and Price Flexibility is Destabilising (B. Moore) 8. On Sticky Prices: A Post Keynesian Perspective (R. Rotheim) 9. Some Considerations on the Economics and Politics of the EU and the Maastricht Treaty (K.W. Rothschild) 10. The International Oil Market: Structural Changes and Stabilization Policies (A. Roncaglia) 11. Financial Liberalisation: Myth or Reality (P. Arestis, P. Demetriades) P. Davidson: Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Makers of Modern Economics, Volume IV builds on the three previous volumes in presenting the intellectual development of some of the twentieth century's leading figures in modern economic theory. The first volume in this series was acclaimed by Professor David Audretsch as 'a unique insight into the thoughts and lives of prominent economists'.In this fourth volume, Richard H. Day, Geoffrey C. Harcourt, Duncan K. Foley, Ken Binmore and Hirofumi Uzawa offer intimate insights into their careers and their research to date as well as taking a broader view of economics as a discipline and considering future directions. They reflect on their development, the problems and issues that interested them and the individuals who guided and influenced them.The Makers of Modern Economics, volume IV provides the academic, student and researcher with a fascinating insight into the life and work of some of today's most inspiring economists.Trade Review'Arnold Heertje is to be congratulated for bringing together the autobiographical reflections of five contemporary economists whom he identifies as being among the 'makers of modern economics.' . . . I read the entire volume with great pleasure in one afternoon and a long evening. It is well worth your time, and this slim volume deserves a place on your shelf.' -- Ingrid H. Rima, Journal of the History of Economic ThoughtTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Towards a Dynamical Economic Science: An Autobiographical Reflection 2. “Horses for Courses”: The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist 3. The Ins and Outs of Late Twentieth Century Economics 4. Goats’ Wool 5. Born in the Shadow of the Mountains Index

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Book SynopsisThese volumes gather together a selection of autobiographical essays written by significant economists whose work is generally recognized to be at the forefront of the discipline as we enter the twenty-first century. The essays are largely based on introductions to volumes in the Edward Elgar series Economists of the Twentieth Century (which collects together the key papers of these economists). This volume focuses on leading economists who were born, or have spent the greater part of their lives, in America. The main chapters are accompanied by an introduction in which the editors place the autobiographical essays in a wider context. Economists will be fascinated by: the stories that lie behind familiar names why economists approach problems the way they do how careers develop how economists view what they are doing. These are all points that are invisible to those who simply read the published output of economics, so readers will gain personal insights into the development of the field.The books will be a valuable resource for economists, particularly historians of economic thought, as well as sociologists concerned with the economics profession, and those interested in the creative process and the social and scientific development of economics.Trade Review'I can only but repeat that reading these stories of life and work of these exemplary economists in their own words is a great joy. And not only that. It provides the reader with an insight into the development of our profession at the microlevel in a lively way.' -- A. Heertje, The Economic Journal'. . . a most enjoyable read.' -- Peter Groenewegen, History of Economics ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introducing Exemplary Economists 1. Jacques J. Polak 2. Robert Dorfman 3. Melvin L. Greenhut 4. Mark Perlman 5. Thomas Mayer 6. Richard G. Lipsey 7. Allan H. Meltzer 8. Zvi Griliches 9. Richard E. Quandt 10. Yoram Barzel 11. Ryuzo Sato 12. Peter B. Kenen 13. G.S. Maddala 14. Dan Usher 15. Takeshi Amemiya 16. David Laidler 17. Dennis C. Mueller 18. Orley Ashenfelter 19. Michael P. Todaro 20. William H. Lazonick Index

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Book SynopsisThese volumes gather together a selection of autobiographical essays written by significant economists whose work is generally recognized to be at the forefront of the discipline as we enter the twenty-first century. The essays are largely based on introductions to volumes in the Edward Elgar series Economists of the Twentieth Century (which collects together the key papers of these economists). This volume focuses on leading economists who were born, or have spent the greater part of their lives, in America. The main chapters are accompanied by an introduction in which the editors place the autobiographical essays in a wider context. Economists will be fascinated by: the stories that lie behind familiar names why economists approach problems the way they do how careers develop how economists view what they are doing. These are all points that are invisible to those who simply read the published output of economics, so readers will gain personal insights into the development of the field.The books will be a valuable resource for economists, particularly historians of economic thought, as well as sociologists concerned with the economics profession, and those interested in the creative process and the social and scientific development of economics.Trade Review'I can only but repeat that reading these stories of life and work of these exemplary economists in their own words is a great joy. And not only that. It provides the reader with an insight into the development of our profession at the microlevel in a lively way.' -- A. Heertje, The Economic Journal'. . . a most enjoyable read.' -- Peter Groenewegen, History of Economics ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introducing Exemplary Economists 2. Shigeto Tsuru 3. Jack Wiseman 4. Herbert Giersch 5. R.D. Collison Black 6. George B. Richardson 7. Wilfred Beckerman 8. Mark Blaug 9. W. Max Corden 10. Assar Lindbeck 11. Samuel Brittan 12. Walter Eltis 13. Takashi Negishi 14. Koichi Hamada 15. Meghnad Desai 16. Deepak Lal 17. A.P. Thirlwall Index

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Book SynopsisJohn Jacob Astor - Cornelius Vanderbilt - Andrew Carnegie - John D. Rockefeller - Henry Ford - Joseph P. Kennedy - Even today, long after their deaths, the names of these six men continue to be associated with wealth and power. When they were alive, they dominated their worlds as few men had done before, and few have done since. Now in paperback, this book contains the life stories of six of the richest men who ever lived in America. Their lives offer us windows into ways of life that most of us can only imagine - an opportunity to glimpse times when laws, attitudes, prejudices, and opportunities were very different from today. Their achievements - financial, political, and social - continue to affect us to this day, for good or ill. Additionally, their mistakes still offer important lessons about the acquisition, use, and abuse of wealth and power. And had they not lived, the history of America - and the world - might have been very different indeed.Table of Contents About the author. v Contents. vii List of illustrations. ix Introduction.. 1 John Jacob AStor.. 7 From Walldorf to New York. 7 The Fur Trade. 9 Astoria. 14 Manhattan Landlord. 21 Cornelius Vanderbilt.. 29 New York Harbour. 29 Gibbons v Ogden. 32 Uncle Daniel 35 To The Pacific. 39 Railroads and Corners. 41 The Erie Railroad Wars. 47 Andrew Carnegie.. 61 The Bobbin Boy. 61 Telegraphs and Railroads. 66 The Budding Capitalist 70 The Civil War and After. 73 The Panic of 1873. 82 The Industrialist 88 The Homestead Strike and its Aftermath. 96 Carnegie Steel 100 Skibo Castle and the Gospel of Wealth. 102 The Departure of Frick. 105 The Years of Philanthropy. 109 The Advocate of Peace. 113 The First World War and After. 115 John D Rockefeller.. 119 The Young Rockefeller. 119 The Oil Regions. 124 Henry Flagler and the Creation of Standard Oil 128 The Dissolution of Standard Oil 141 Rockefeller’s Philanthropies. 144 Henry Ford.. 151 The Young Mechanic. 151 The First Cars. 157 The Ford Motor Company and the Model T.. 161 The Peace Ship and the War. 173 The Dearborn Independent 181 Evangeline. 185 Changes. 186 The Last Years. 196 Joseph P Kennedy.. 203 Early Days in Boston. 203 Marriage and Money. 207 Wall Street and the New Deal 212 Ambassador to the Court of St James. 217 The War Years. 222 Politics and Tragedies. 231 Select Bibliography.. 239 Index.. 241

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Book SynopsisThis new revised and expanded edition of Howard Hughes chronicles the life and legacies of one of the most intriguing and accomplished Americans of the twentieth century. Hughes, born into wealth thanks to his father's innovative drill bit that transformed the oil industry, put his inheritance to work in multiple ways, from producing big-budget Hollywood movies to building the world's fastest and largest airplanes. He set air speed records and traveled around the world in record time, earning ticker-tape parades in three cities in 1938. Later, Hughes moved to Las Vegas and invested heavily in casinos. He bought seven resorts, in each case helping to loosen organized crime's grip on Nevada's lifeblood industry. Although the public viewed Hughes as a heroic and independent-minded trailblazer, behind closed doors he suffered from germ phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and an addiction to painkillers. He became paranoid and reclusive, surrounding himself with a small cadre of loyal caretakers. As executives battled each other over his empire, Hughes' physical and mental health deteriorated to the point where he lost control of his business affairs. Based on in-depth interviews with individuals who knew and worked with Hughes, the book provides an insider's view of his final years and their aftermath, as well as a detailed assessment of his legacies and impact on popular culture.Trade ReviewPraise for Howard Hughes, First Edition: "Schumacher draws upon research from other books, interviews, and a lifetime of covering his native city to produce an entertaining volume about a relentlessly fascinating character." - Publishers Weekly "Anyone who wants a better idea of the man behind the myth should read this book. There are many, many books on Hughes out there, but few are as lucid as this one." - David Schwartz, Ph.D., director, Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and author of Roll the Bones

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