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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates? careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.
Trade Review’What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the "contributing" Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.' -- Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State University, US
'These volumes complement Vane and Mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, The Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics,
and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.' -- The late Mark Blaug, formerly of the University of London and University of Buckingham, UK
'The nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. There is no better way of examining the key contributions that have shaped the discipline in the last half century than by looking at the pioneering works of the Nobel Laureates in Economics. These volumes not only provide a treasure house of material of high intrinsic worth, but also help us to understand what kind of approaches and ideas have been successful in persuading other economists, and thereby provide valuable material for understanding the evolution of the discipline. The idea behind this series of volumes is brilliant.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire Business School, UK
Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn PART I SIMON S. KUZNETS Introduction to Part I: Simon S. Kuznets (1901–85) 1. Simon Kuznets (1933), ‘National Income’ 2. Simon Kuznets (1955), ‘Economic Growth and Income Inequality’ 3. Simon Kuznets (1971), ‘Level and Variability of Rates of Growth’ 4. Simon Kuznets (1973), ‘Modern Economic Growth: Findings and Reflections’ PART II THEODORE W. SCHULTZ Introduction to Part II: Theodore W. Schultz (1902–98) 5. Theodore W. Schultz (1950), ‘Reflections on Poverty Within Agriculture’ 6. T.W. Schultz (1951), ‘The Declining Economic Importance of Agricultural Land’ 7. Theodore W. Schultz (1961), ‘Investment in Human Capital’ 8. Theodore W. Schultz (1964), ‘The Problem and Its Setting’ 9. Theodore W. Schultz (1975), ‘The Value of the Ability to Deal with Disequilibria’ 10. Theodore W. Schultz (1980), ‘Nobel Lecture: The Economics of Being Poor’ PART III W. ARTHUR LEWIS Introduction to Part III: W. Arthur Lewis (1915–91) 11. W. Arthur Lewis (1954), ‘Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour’ 12. W. Arthur Lewis (1958), ‘Unlimited Labour: Further Notes’ 13. W. Arthur Lewis (1965), ‘Richard T. Ely Lecture: A Review of Economic Development’ 14. W. Arthur Lewis (1980), ‘The Slowing Down of the Engine of Growth’ PART IV ROBERT M. SOLOW Introduction to Part IV: Robert M. Solow (b. 1924) 15. Robert M. Solow (1956), ‘A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth’ 16. Robert M. Solow (1957), ‘Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function’ 17. Robert M. Solow (1960), ‘Investment and Technical Progress’ 18. Paul A. Samuelson and Robert M. Solow (1960), ‘Problem of Achieving and Maintaining a Stable Price Level: Analytical Aspects of Anti-Inflation Policy’ 19. Alan S. Blinder and Robert M. Solow (1973), ‘Does Fiscal Policy Matter?’ 20. Robert M. Solow (1980), ‘On Theories of Unemployment’
