In 1969 Don Patinkin responded to a 1956 claim made by Milton Friedman concerning the 'oral tradition' at Chicago in the thirties and forties. Friedman's seemingly innocuous remark initiated a debate over an apparent characterisation of a school of thought rather than any specific theoretical or...

Since World War II, Australian industry policy has shifted from providing extensive assistance, such as tariff protection to the manufacturing sector, to creating an environment for the efficient operation of markets. This paper surveys the evolution of the goals and instruments of industry...

Part of Keynes' 'struggle of escape from habitual modes of thought and expression' (Keynes 1960: viii) involves an implicit attempt to break with the methodology as well as the theory of the past. Unfortunately the rhetorical strategy Keynes adopted in The General Theoryblurred this attempt. As...

The paper considers Keynes’s major contributions before "The General Theory", namely "A Tract on Monetary Reform" and "A Treatise on Money", and shows that they were close to the views which Friedman would later develop. However, "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money"...

<italic>Oral history has always held a rather ambiguous position within the study of economics. While widely read and enjoyed, such interviews are secretly scorned, dismissed as merely a lightweight diversion. Yet, to conduct revealing and insightful work of this type is difficult, requiring a firm...</italic>

This original Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies provides a broad overview of economic and social developments in the countries covered (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, The Philippines, Singapore, South...