The academic scribblers
Subtitle: American economists in collision
By: [by] William Breit [and] Roger L. Ransom.
Contributors: Ransom, Roger L., 1938- joint author.
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780030852602; 9780030801273
Copyright date: 1971
Subjects: Economics -- History -- 20th century.; Economists -- Biography.; Economics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Economists -- United States -- Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part one : The pillars of neoclassical economics. The intellectual gantry of neoclassical economic policy; title: Alfred Marshall : exemplar of neoclassical economic thought; title: Part two : The eclipse of neoclassical economics. Thorstein Veblen : the abrogation of consumer sovereignty; title: Arthur Cecil Pigou : externalities in production; title: Edward Hastings Chamberlin : the wastes of competition; title: John Maynard Keynes : unemployment in equilibrium; title: Part three : The new economics. Alvin H. Hansen : the American Keynes; title: Paul A. Samuelson : economic Wunderkind as policy maker; title: Abba P. Lerner : the artist as economist; title: John Kenneth Galbraith : economist as social critic; title: Part four : The new neoclassicism. Frank H. Knight : philosopher of the counter-revolution in economics; title: Henry C. Simons : radical proponent of laissez-faire; title: Milton Friedman : classical liberal as economic scientist; title: Conclusion