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A Review of Robert Heilbroner's Contributions, in Memoriam 1919–2005
Ist Teil von
The American Economist (New York, N.Y. 1960), 2005-09, Vol.49 (2), p.16-32
Ort / Verlag
Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
2005
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Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Robert Heilbroner, best known for taking the so-called dismal science and making it come to life, died on January 4, 2005 at the age of 85. He was Professor Emeritus of the New School University in New York City. Heilbroner went to Harvard in 1936, where initially he intended to study writing, but came under the influence of Joseph Schumpeter, Alvin Hansen, Edward Mason, Wassily Leontief, and other economists. He graduated in 1940, summa cum laude, in economics, history, and government. His famous book The Worldly Philosophers, documenting the life and work of major economists, including Karl Marx, was a best seller, selling approximately 4 million copies. From the wordly philosophers he integrated the concept of the centrality and accumulation of capital into economics. Economics, he found, has vision, the underlying thread that connects his works. His works tap into a variety of disciplines -- anthropology, psychology, politics, sociology, and history.