Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Politics and political economy -- The Ideological Background -- The Classical theory of value -- The Neo-Classical theory of value -- Economic Liberalism -- 'social Housekeeping' and Social value -- The theory of Public Finance -- The Rôle of economics in...

In his first book since leaving Washington to return to the University of Minnesota, he describes the emergence of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson as practicing economists, evaluates their economic policies, and sketches the patterns that are being established for the future. He tells how the...

Until 1860 John Ruskin's writings were primarily about art and architecture; but his belief that good art can flourish only in a society that is sound and healthy led him inevitably to a preoccupation with social and economic problems, the dominant concern of his later writings. James Clark...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introductory Note -- I. -- Direct and indirect taxes in economic literature -- Wage statistics and the federal census -- Theory of the balance of trade -- The variation of productive forces -- Adam Smith's views on national defence -- The need of endowment for economic...

Biographical note: StephanPaula: Paula Stephan is Professor of Economics at Georgia State University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She has served on the Board on Higher Education and Workforce at the NRC, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences...

In this unique resource, Nobel Prize winners, former presidential advisers, well-respected columnists, academics, and practitioners from across the political spectrum offer innovative policy ideas and insightful commentary on our most pressing economic issues. These essays take a hard look at...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Traders and the Development Frontier -- 2. Economic Progress and Occupational Distribution: Numbers, Roles, and Categories -- 3. Population, Welfare, and Development: Gloom Dispelled -- 4. Foreign Aid: Central Component of World Development? -- 5. The...