Intellectual Journeys of Recent Mostly Defunct Economists

This book looks into the creative minds of some recent mostly defunct economists. Many of the authors such as Samuelson Friedman Galbraith and Heilbroner have penned popular works while their scientific contributions were limited to the most specialized scholars. Others such as Nobel Prize winners Modigliani Debreu Becker Aumann and Allais delved into complex issues in human organization economic growth and planning socio-economic theory and model building. Economists such as Keynes and Lowe represent world-class paragons whose influences continue to percolate in current research programs. Here we unearth their best scientific work revealing gems that might otherwise be overlooked.