Economist with a Public Purpose

John Kenneth Galbraith is one of the most prominent economists of the twentieth century. His best-selling works on the changing nature of the United States political economy have challenged the conventional wisdom and his unique perspective has had a significant impact on the way people all over the world think about economics. The contributing economists to this text discuss the continuing relevance of Galbraith's arguments to current controversies and problems. The issues that are explored range from globalization and the role of the state to redistributive economic policies. Also addressed are historical essays examining the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and Adam Smith's views on British and American economic power. Each contributor develops a Galbraithian theme in line with contemporary concerns and the result is a collection that pays tribute to this great economist.

ISBN 0415212928   Pages 288 ISBN13 9780415212922 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 562 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Hardback   Series title Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy Publication date 21 Dec 2000   Height (mm) 234 Library of Congress 00042216   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 330.092   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate

		List of contributors
		Acknowledgements
1		John Kenneth Galbraith: economist with a public purpose by Michael Keaney		1
2		The useful economist by James Ronald Stanfield		7
3		The making of a heterodox economist: the impact of Henry S. Dennison on the economic thought of John Kenneth Galbraith by Kyle Bruce		25
4		Social capital and political economy: Galbraith on states and groups by David A. Reisman		51
5		The role of the state in the good society by Michael Keaney		67
6		From Veblen to Galbraith: what is the essence of institutional economics? by Geoffrey M. Hodgson		95
7		The virtues of their defects and the defects of their virtues: reflections on John Kenneth Galbraith and Thorstein Veblen by Doulgas F. Dowd		115
8		The economist and business by David R. F. Simpson		143
9		Galbraith, uncertainty and the modern corporation by Stephen P. Dunn		157
10		Progress denied: the unravelling of the New Industrial State by William M. Dugger		183
11		Galbraith, globalism and the good life: making the best of the capitalist predicament by David Donald and Alan Hutton		199
12		The New Deal and 'domesticated Keynesianism' in America by Roger J. Sandilands		219
13		Adam Smith on the mercantile system: the unnecessary loss of America? by Andrew S. Skinner		247
		Index		267

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