Review by Choice Review
Like the first edition (CH, Jan'93), the second is limited to economists who worked in the 20th century and explicitly dissented from the "dominant orthodoxy" of non-neoclassical economics. The choice of economists was based on comments and suggestions by other economists. Living economists were invited to write their own entries (many did); others chose to have their entries written by someone else. A few declined the invitation to be included. This edition adds ten entries for economists who were either inadvertently omitted from the first edition or who gained prominence after it was published. Each of the 100 entries is six to ten pages in length and describes the areas the economist explored and the influence of social and political forces. Each entry concludes with a brief bibliography of major works by the economist; many cite important works about the economist. This volume has no close rivals; Economics and Its Discontents, ed. by Richard Holt and Steven Pressman (CH, Oct'98), has fewer entries (17), but they are longer (15-20 pages). Recommended for large academic and public library collections. D. G. Ernsthausen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Review by Choice Review
