Paul Davidson is one of the best known and most influential Post Keynesian economists. He has insisted throughout his career that economists should focus on real world problems and that the purpose of economic policy is to help society become more humane and civilized. He is also known for his...

The Selected Letters of John Kenneth Galbraith invites readers to join in conversations with presidents and first ladies, diplomats and schoolchildren, the McCarthy 'loyalty board', foreign heads of state and fellow economists, and a host of other correspondents. In his long and cosmopolitan...

The letters 1933 - 2006 -- 1930s: Berkeley and Harvard -- 1940s: war and price czar -- 1950s: liberal democrats and The affluent society -- 1960s: triumph and tragedy -- 1970s: the shooting star of American liberalism -- 1980s: the rise of American conservatism -- 1990s: political and economic...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Deirdre McCloskey -- 2. Kenneth G. Binmore -- 3. Herbert Gintis -- 4. Robert H. Frank -- 5. Matthew Rabin -- 6. William A. ("Buz") Brock -- 7. Duncan K. Foley -- 8. Richard B. Norgaard -- 9. Robert Axtell and H. Peyton Young -- 10. Kenneth Arrow...

The authors of this article review the late E. Lynn Turgeon's contributions to economics, including his studies of the Soviet economy, use of qualitative and demographic analyses, his Keynesian critique of U.S. economic performance, and his critique of international financial markets. Turgeon's...