Economist with a Public Purpose: Essays in Honour of John Kenneth Galbraith

ISBN-13: 9780415212922 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 288 str.

John Kenneth Galbraith; Michael Keaney

Opis

John Kenneth Galbraith is arguably one of the most prominent economists of the 20th century. His best-selling works on the changing nature of the United States' political economy have challenged the conventional wisdom and his perspective has had a significant impact on the way people all over the world think about economics. The contributing economists to this text discuss the continuing relevance of Galbraith's arguments to current controversies and problems. The issues that are explored range from globalization and the role of the state to redistributive economic policies. Also addressed are historical essays examining the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and Adam Smith's views on British and American economic power. Each contributor develops a Galbraithian theme in line with contemporary concerns and the result is a collection that pays tribute to this great economist.

Spis treści

List of contributors, Acknowledgements, 1 John Kenneth Galbraith: economist with a public purpose, 2 The useful economist, 3 The making of a heterodox economist: the impact of Henry S.Dennison on the economic thought of John Kenneth Galbraith, 4 Social capital and political economy: Galbraith on states and groups, 5 The role of the state in the good society, 6 From Veblen to Galbraith: what is the essence of institutional economics?, 7 The virtues of their defects and the defects of their virtues: reflections on John Kenneth Galbraith and Thorstein Veblen, 8 The economist and business, 9 Galbraith, uncertainty and the modern corporation, 10 Progress denied: the unravelling of the New Industrial State, 11 Galbraith, globalism and the good life: making the best of the capitalist predicament, 12 The New Deal and ‘domesticated Keynesianism’ in America, 13 Adam Smith on the mercantile system: the unnecessary loss of America?, Index

O autorze

Michael Keaney