Post-Keynesian Essays in Biography : Portraits of Twentieth-Century Political Economists

This volume is a collection of intellectual biographies of economists, which the author has written over the last 16 years. There are four categories: accounts of Cambridge greats - Joan Robinson, Piero Sraffa, Nicholas Kaldor, Richard Kahn; oral histories of Lorie Tarshis, George Shackle, Kenneth Boulding and Richard Goodwin; memoirs of close friends of the author who have died; and shorter essays which include John Hicks, James Meade, Brian Reddaway, Arthur Smithies, Heinz Arndt and J.M.Keynes. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Joan Robinson....Pages 3-20 On Piero Sraffa’s Contributions to Economics....Pages 21-33 Nicholas Kaldor, 12 May 1908–30 September 1986....Pages 35-50 R. F. Kahn, 10 August 1905–6 June 1989: A Tribute....Pages 51-65 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 An Early Post-Keynesian: Lorie Tarshis. Or: Tarshis on Tarshis by Harcourt....Pages 69-82 Notes on an Economic Querist: G. L. S. Shackle....Pages 83-91 A Man for All Systems: Talking with Kenneth Boulding....Pages 93-104 A Twentieth-Century Eclectic: Richard Goodwin....Pages 105-115 Front Matter....Pages 117-117 The End of an Era: Joan Robinson (1903–83) and Piero Sraffa (1898–1983)....Pages 119-121 Eric Russell (1921–77): A Memoir....Pages 123-131 Athanasios (Tom) Asimakopulos, 28 May 1930–25 May 1990: A Memoir....Pages 133-142 Maurice Dobb (1900–76)....Pages 143-144 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 John Hicks (1904–89)....Pages 147-149 James Meade (1907—)....Pages 151-152 W. B. Reddaway (1913—)....Pages 153-156 Arthur Smithies (1907–81)....Pages 157-158 H. W. Arndt....Pages 159-162 John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946)....Pages 163-166 Back Matter....Pages 167-173 This volume is a collection of intellectual biographies of economists, which the author has written over the last 16 years. There are four categories: accounts of Cambridge greats - Joan Robinson, Piero Sraffa, Nicholas Kaldor, Richard Kahn; oral histories of Lorie Tarshis, George Shackle, Kenneth Boulding and Richard Goodwin; memoirs of close friends of the author who have died; and shorter essays which include John Hicks, James Meade, Brian Reddaway, Arthur Smithies, Heinz Arndt and J.M. Keynes