The Spread of Economic Ideas

ISBN: 9780521446501 出版年：1989 页码：276 David C Colander Alfred William Coats Cambridge University Press

List of tables List of figures Preface 1. An introduction to the spread of economic ideas A. W. Coats and David C. Colander Part I. From Economist to Economist: 2. The state of economics: hopeless but not serious? Robert W. Clower 3. The invisible hand of truth David C. Colander 4. Faith, hope, and clarity Robert M. Solow 5. How ideas spread among economists: examples from international economics Charles P. Kindleberger 6. Journals, university presses, and the spread of ideas Colin Day Part II. From Economists to the Lay Public: 7. How economic ideas turn to mush Robert M. Solow 8. The development of the ideas: strategic trade policy and competitiveness David Warsh 9. Economics and the common reader Donald S. Lamm Part III. From Economist to Policymaker: 10. Economic ideas and economists in government: accomplishments and frustrations A. W. Coats 11. The spread of economic ideas between academia and government: a two-way street William J. Barber 12. The exchange of favors in the market for commitments James K. Galbraith 13. How tax reform came about Joseph J. Minarik Part IV. Funding the Spread of Economic Ideas: 14. Doing good and spreading the gospel (economic) Craufurd D. Goodwin 15. Think tanks and the politics of ideas James A. Smith 16. The role of the NSF in the spread of economic ideas Daniel H. Newlon 17. Money and the spread of ideas David C. Colander 18. Changing incentives to make economics more relevant Gordon Tullock Bibliography Index.