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Post-Keynesian Essays in Biography

Portraits of Twentieth-Century Political Economists

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. G. C. Harcourt

    1. University of Cambridge, UK
      Jesus College, Cambridge, UK
      University of Adelaide, Australia

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This volume is a collection of intellectual biographies of economists, which the author has written over the last 16 years. There are four categories: accounts of Cambridge greats - Joan Robinson, Piero Sraffa, Nicholas Kaldor, Richard Kahn; oral histories of Lorie Tarshis, George Shackle, Kenneth Boulding and Richard Goodwin; memoirs of close friends of the author who have died; and shorter essays which include John Hicks, James Meade, Brian Reddaway, Arthur Smithies, Heinz Arndt and J.M.Keynes.

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Four Modern Cambridge Political Economists

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Joan Robinson

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      Pages 3-20

    3. On Piero Sraffa’s Contributions to Economics

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      Pages 21-33

    4. Nicholas Kaldor, 12 May 1908–30 September 1986

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      Pages 35-50

    5. R. F. Kahn, 10 August 1905–6 June 1989: A Tribute

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      Pages 51-65

  4. Memoirs and Tributes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. The End of an Era: Joan Robinson (1903–83) and Piero Sraffa (1898–1983)

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      Pages 119-121

    3. Eric Russell (1921–77): A Memoir

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      Pages 123-131

    4. Athanasios (Tom) Asimakopulos, 28 May 1930–25 May 1990: A Memoir

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      Pages 133-142

    5. Maurice Dobb (1900–76)

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      Pages 143-144

  5. Shorter Essays

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. John Hicks (1904–89)

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      Pages 147-149

    3. James Meade (1907—)

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      Pages 151-152

    4. W. B. Reddaway (1913—)

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      Pages 153-156
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Cambridge, UK

    G. C. Harcourt

  • Jesus College, Cambridge, UK

    G. C. Harcourt

  • University of Adelaide, Australia

    G. C. Harcourt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Post-Keynesian Essays in Biography

  • Book Subtitle: Portraits of Twentieth-Century Political Economists

  • Authors: G. C. Harcourt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12826-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: G. C. Harcourt 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-56955-9Published: 17 December 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-12828-0Published: 01 January 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-12826-6Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 173

  • Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Literature, general

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