Research in the history of economic thought and methodology : including a symposium on economists and authoritarian regimes in the 20th century / / edited by Luca Fiorito (Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Italy), Scott Scheall (Arizona State University, USA) and Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828035303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, England : , : Emerald Publishing, , 2020
• ISBN: 1-83867-705-4; 1-83867-703-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 pages)
• Collana: Research in the history of economic thought and methodology ; ; 38-B
• Disciplina: 330.0922
• Soggetti: Economists - History - 20th century; Authoritarianism - History - 20th century; Business & Economics - Economics - Theory; Economic theory & philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Editorial Board -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contentss -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Volume Introduction -- PART I-A SYMPOSIUM ON ECONOMISTS AND AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES IN THE 20TH CENTURY -- Chapter 1-Hidden Agency: Economists and Authoritarian Regimes in The 20th Century -- Introduction -- Geographies of Authoritarianism -- Uncovering Agency -- In and Out -- New Science, New Sites -- Between Rituals and Entrepreneurship -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2-Economists and Authoritarianism in Portugal (1926-1974): From Adherence to Dissent -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Sites and Tasks of the Regime Builders -- 3. The Ideological Building of the Corporatist Regime -- 4. Economic Growth in the Post-war Period. The Role of Engineers -- 5. The Role and Agency of Economists -- 6. The Keynesian Influence -- 7. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3-Stalin's Pluralism: How Anti-Dogmatism Serves Tyranny -- Stalin's Socialism -- The First Conversations -- Post-War Divisions -- ; The Great Discussion of 1951 -- Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSR -- The Last Conversation -- Aftermath -- References -- Chapter 4-World Bank's Missions in Colombia: Rojas' Regime, Domestic Opposition, and International Economists (1949-1957) -- Introduction -- 1. Colombian Political and Economic Groups: Domestic Conflict and Transnational Networks (1930-1948) -- 2. International Economists and Political Crisis: The World Bank Early Missions and Rojas coup d'état (1948-1953) -- 3. Rojas and the Conflict Over the Cauca Valley Corporation (1953-1958) -- Conclusions -- Foreign Relations of the United States -- References -- Chapter 5-The Political Economy of the Income Distribution Controversy in 1970s Brazil: Debating Models and Data Under Military Rule -- Introduction.; "The Economy Is Doing Well, But Most People Are Still Doing Poorly" -- "Let the Pie Grow Before Sharing it" -- The Critics -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6-Foreign Consultants, Racial Segregation and Dissent: J. L. Sadie and 1960s Southern Rhodesia -- Introduction -- Economics, Economists, and the Project of Economy and Colonial State-Making in Rhodesia -- Knowledge, Politics, Policy: Sadie, Rhodesian Academics, and the State -- The Rhodesian Political Context and the Sadie Report -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7-Isolation in Albanian Economic Thought -- Introduction -- Emerging Isolation -- Isolation in Theory -- Isolation in Policy -- Isolation in Practice -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8-The Vichy Opportunity: François Perroux's Institutional and Intellectual Entrepreneurship -- Introduction -- Embracing the New Regime: Vichy France, Year Zero -- Renovating French Economics at the Carrel Foundation -- Catching-up with International Economic Theory: Toward the Specialization of Economics -- The Science of Man: Toward the Integration of Economics -- Renaître, Groundwork for Tomorrow's National Revolution -- Negotiating the Post-War Shift: Changing Regimes, Changing Words -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II-ESSAYS -- Chapter 9-Karl Menger's Unfinished Biography of His Father: New Insights into Carl Menger's Life Through 1889 -- Introduction -- The Scope and Relevance of the Unfinished Biography -- Carl Menger's Parents -- Early Student Years -- Carl Menger as a University Student -- Journalistic Career -- Early Scientific Work -- Ministerial Occupation and Later Years as Journalist -- Early Academic Career -- Carl and Crown Prince Rudolf -- Conclusion -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: Volume 38B of Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology features a symposium on economists and authoritarian regimes in the 20th century. Guest-edited by Federico D'Onofrio and Gerardo Serra, the symposium includes contributions from José Luís Cardoso, Till Düppe and Sarah Joly-Simard, Elisa Grandi, Alexandre Andrada and Mauro Boianovsky, Tinashe Nyamunda, Doriana Matraku Dervishi and Marianne Johnson, and Nicolas Brisset and Raphaël Fèvre. Volume 38B also features a new general-research essay by Reinhard Schumacher and RHETM co-editor Scott Scheall that provides new details concerning Carl Menger's life and career.