It is extremely rare to have two brothers share the same vocation, the same discipline even the same research interest. Such is the case of the Alan and Wilfred Prest who became, in their own right, leading figures in public finance theory and its application. The two Englishmen, born more than...

Economics, Keynes once wrote, can be a 'very dangerous science'. Sometimes, though, it can be moulded to further the common good though it might need a leap in mental outlook, a whole new zeitgeist to be able do do. This book is about a transformation in Australian economists' thought and ideas...