By focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes a startling and lively introduction to the modern world of macroeconomics. A fun read! For more information,...

1. Introduction- Richard G. Anderson -- Part I: Samuelson’s Contribution to Economics: Methodology and Mathematics -- 2. Paul Samuelson’s Ideology and Scientific Economics- J. Daniel Hammond -- 3. Re-Examining Samuelson’s Operationalist Methodology- D. Wade Hands -- 4. The Young Paul...