Format:
1 Online-Ressource (230 Seiten)
ISBN:
9780231556910
Content:
Edmund Phelps is among the most important economists of his generation. In this book, Phelps tells the story of his role in reshaping economic theory, offering a powerful personal account of a creative and rewarding career.
Content:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Formative Years -- 1. Starting My Career: Golden Rule of Saving and Public Debt -- 2. A New Direction: Uncertainty and Expectations -- 3. Unemployment, Work's Rewards, and Job Discrimination -- 4. Altruism and Rawlsian Justice -- 5. Supply-Siders, New "Classicals," and an un-Keynesian Slump -- 6. A Revolutionary Decade -- 7. A Festschrift, a Nobel, and a New Horizon -- 8. The Great Wave of Indigenous Innovation, Meaningful Work, and the Good Life -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231207300
Language:
English
Author information:
Phelps, Edmund S. 1933-
