Of People, of Places Sketches from an Economist's Notebook

Name: Of People, of Places Sketches from an Economist's Notebook
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ISBN: 9780195634730

ISBN-10: 019563473X

ISBN-13: 9780195634730

Edition: 1994

Authors: Kaushik Basu

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This is a book of academic asides, of reportage from, in, and around the world of research and academia. From Simone de Beauvoir to Joseph Schumpeter, from evolutionary scientists in Abisko (above the arctic Circle) to social choice theorists in Valencia or the Mediterranean, this book is an irreverent traverse over a large canvas. Woven into the fabric of these light essays are observations on economic dilemmas and philosophical conundrums that confront everyone, everday. In addition, there are chapters devoted explicitly to economics. In keeping with the style of the book, these combine arguments with comments on personalities and places as well as constitute a jargon-free introduction to…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/16/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Kaushik Basu is Professor of Economics and Carl Marks Professor of International Studies in the Economics Department at Cornell University. He is Editor of Social Choice and Welfare and Associate Editor of The Journal of Economic Perspectives and The Journal of Development Economics. He is author of many books and articles, including The Less Developed Economy, (Blackwell, 1984), Lectures in Industrial Organization Theory (Blackwell, 1993), and Analytical Development Economics (1997).