Simon S. Kuznets, Theodore W. Schultz, W. Arthur Lewis and Robert M. Solow

by Howard R. Vane (Editor), Chris Mulhearn (Editor)

Overview

This groundbreaking series brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and each volume focuses on those Laureates working in the same broad area of study. The careful selection of papers within each volume is set in context by an insightful introduction to the Laureates’ careers and main published works. This landmark series will be an essential reference for scholars throughout the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848443587
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	07/28/2010
Series:	Pioneering Papers of the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics series , #9
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Edited by Howard R. Vane, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UK and Chris Mulhearn, formerly Reader in Economics, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Table of Contents

Contents:

Acknowledgements

General Introduction Howard R. Vane and Chris Mulhearn

PART I SIMON S. KUZNETS

Introduction to Part I: Simon S. Kuznets (1901–85)
1. Simon Kuznets (1933), ‘National Income’
2. Simon Kuznets (1955), ‘Economic Growth and Income Inequality’
3. Simon Kuznets (1971), ‘Level and Variability of Rates of Growth’
4. Simon Kuznets (1973), ‘Modern Economic Growth: Findings and Reflections’

PART II THEODORE W. SCHULTZ

Introduction to Part II: Theodore W. Schultz (1902–98)
5. Theodore W. Schultz (1950), ‘Reflections on Poverty Within Agriculture’
6. T.W. Schultz (1951), ‘The Declining Economic Importance of Agricultural Land’
7. Theodore W. Schultz (1961), ‘Investment in Human Capital’
8. Theodore W. Schultz (1964), ‘The Problem and Its Setting’
9. Theodore W. Schultz (1975), ‘The Value of the Ability to Deal with Disequilibria’
10. Theodore W. Schultz (1980), ‘Nobel Lecture: The Economics of Being Poor’

PART III W. ARTHUR LEWIS

Introduction to Part III: W. Arthur Lewis (1915–91)
11. W. Arthur Lewis (1954), ‘Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour’
12. W. Arthur Lewis (1958), ‘Unlimited Labour: Further Notes’
13. W. Arthur Lewis (1965), ‘Richard T. Ely Lecture: A Review of Economic Development’
14. W. Arthur Lewis (1980), ‘The Slowing Down of the Engine of Growth’

PART IV ROBERT M. SOLOW

Introduction to Part IV: Robert M. Solow (b. 1924)
15. Robert M. Solow (1956), ‘A Contribution to the Theory of Economic Growth’
16. Robert M. Solow (1957), ‘Technical Change and the Aggregate Production Function’
17. Robert M. Solow (1960), ‘Investment and Technical Progress’
18. Paul A. Samuelson and Robert M. Solow (1960), ‘Problem of Achieving and Maintaining a Stable Price Level: Analytical Aspects of Anti-Inflation Policy’
19. Alan S. Blinder and Robert M. Solow (1973), ‘Does Fiscal Policy Matter?’
20. Robert M. Solow (1980), ‘On Theories of Unemployment’

Editorial Reviews

'The nature, content and boundaries of economics are changing. There is no better way of examining the key contributions that have shaped the discipline in the last half century than by looking at the pioneering works of the Nobel Laureates in Economics. These volumes not only provide a treasure house of material of high intrinsic worth, but also help us to understand what kind of approaches and ideas have been successful in persuading other economists, and thereby provide valuable material for understanding the evolution of the discipline. The idea behind this series of volumes is brilliant.'

Geoffrey M. Hodgson

’What a brilliant idea! To provide readers with both information on the Nobel Laureates in Economics and, to the degree possible, the original papers for which they were honored. The names of the "contributing" Laureates speak for themselves. Howard Vane and Chris Mulhearn, the editors, and Edward Elgar, the publisher, are to be congratulated for putting the idea into effect.'

Warren J. Samuels

'These volumes complement Vane and Mulhearn's critically acclaimed book, The Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics, and are an indispensable guide to key developments in modern economics.'

The late Mark Blaug