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Development, Geography, and Economic Theory

Development, Geography, and Economic Theory( )
Author: Krugman, Paul
Domeij, David
Series title:The Ohlin Lectures
ISBN:978-0-262-61135-0
Publication Date:Jul 1997
Publisher:MIT Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $67.99
Book Description:

Why do certain ideas gain currency in economics while others fall by the wayside? Paul Krugman argues that the unwillingness of mainstream economists to think about what they could not formalize led them to ignore ideas that turn out, in retrospect, to have been very good ones. Krugman examines the course of economic geograph and development theory to shed light on the nature of economic inquiry. He traces how development theory lost its huge initial influence and virtually...
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Book Details
Pages:128
Detailed Subjects: Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development
Business & Economics / Economic Conditions
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.8 x 20.2 x 0.997 cm
Book Weight:0.166 Kilograms
Author Biography
Krugman, Paul (Author)
Paul Krugman was born on February 28, 1953. He received a B.S. in economics from Yale University in 1974 and a Ph.D from MIT in 1977. From 1982 to 1983, he worked at the Reagan White House as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. He taught at numerous universities including Yale University, MIT, UC Berkeley, the London School of Economics, and Stanford University before becoming a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University in 2000. He has written over 200 scholarly papers and 20 books including Peddling Prosperity; International Economics: Theory and Policy; The Great Unraveling; and The Conscience of a Liberal. Since 2000, he has written a twice-weekly column for The New York Times. He received the 1991 John Bates Clark Medal and the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. His title End This Depression Now! made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012.

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