"In this engaging and fascinating memoir, Ned Phelps not only recounts the endeavors of how he reshaped the field, it details the relationships he formed with influential economists like Paul Samuelson, with philosophers like John Rawls, and eminent artistic figures of the 20th centuries....

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