This 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 organized this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those...

This groundbreaking title 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 focuses on those Laureates working in...

"Alva and Gunnar Myrdal are the only couple ever awarded Nobel prizes as individuals: Gunnar won the prize in Economics in 1974, and Alva won the Peace Prize in 1982. This dual biography examines their work as architects of the modern welfare state and probes the connections between the public...

This book examines Gunnar Myrdal’s analysis of poverty in relation to Sweden, the United States, South Asia, and the international economy. The chapters investigate Mrydal’s methodological development and his focus on the principle of circular and cummulative causation, dynamic economic...

Chapter 1: The Man and His Work -- Chapter 2: Dynamics, Value Premises and Social Engineering -- Chapter 3: Social Engineering in Practice: The Population Issue -- Chapter 4: An American Dilemma.-Chapter 5: The International Dimension of Poverty -- Chapter 6: The Culminating Effort: Asian Drama...