Twelve Contemporary Economists

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Gary S. Becker: the Economist as Empire-builder....Pages 12-32
Individuals, Contracts and Constitutions: the Political Economy of James M. Buchanan....Pages 33-52
Positively Milton Friedman....Pages 53-71
The Dissenting Economist: J. K. Galbraith....Pages 72-86
Re-stating the Liberal Order: Hayek’s Philosophical Economics....Pages 87-107
Sir John Hicks’s Contributions to Economic Theory....Pages 108-140
Michal Kalecki: A Comprehensive Challenge to Orthodoxy....Pages 141-159
Wassily Leontief: Input—Output and Economic Planning....Pages 160-182
Lionel Robbins: Methodology, Policy and Modern Theory....Pages 183-198
The Economics of Joan Robinson....Pages 199-218
Paul Samuelson and the Scientific Awakening of Economics....Pages 219-239
Piero Sraffa’s Contribution to Political Economy....Pages 240-256
Back Matter....Pages 257-263