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Book SynopsisEconomists in the Cold War is an account of the economic drivers and outcomes of the Cold War, told through the stories of seven international economists, who were all closely involved in theory and policy in the period 1945-73. For them, the Cold War was a battle of economic ideas, a fight between central planning and market allocation, exploring economic thinking derived from the battle between Marxist and Capitalist ideologies, a fundamental difference but with many intricacies.The book recounts how economic theory advanced, how new economic tools were developed, and how policies were tested. Each chapter is based on the involvement of one of the selected economists. It was a challenging but dangerous time in economics: a time of economic recovery post-war, with industrial rebuilding, economic growth, and rising incomes. But it was also a time of ideological warfare, nuclear rivalry, military expansion, and personal conflict. The narrative is approximately chronological, ranging fro
Trade ReviewThis is a very interesting, well-written and informative book by an eminent New Zealand economist. * John King, The History of Economics Review *
Alan Bollard, formerly Treasury Secretary, Reserve Bank Governor and Chairman of APEC, has written an insightful book exploring command vs demand approaches to the economy. * The Pundit *
Table of Contents1: Rebuilding the World: Harry Dexter White and the New Dealers 2: Making Central Planning Work: Oskar Lange and the Marxist-Leninists 3: The Cold War Hardens: John von Neumann and the Cold War Warriors 4: A Continental Middle Way: Ludwig Erhard and the Social Market Economists 5: Seeking Growth and Stability: Joan Robinson and the Post-Keynesians 6: East Asian Growth: Saburo Okita and the Flying Geese Economists 7: North-South Divide: Raul Prebisch and the Development Economists 8: Epilogue: El Encuentro en Santiago (Encounter in Santiago)
