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Francisco's 'Money' speech from Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"

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Major Economists

Thorstein B. Veblen [1857-1929] Page

C. Wright Mills [1916-1962] Page

Dr. W. Edwards Deming [1900-93] Page

capitalist Warren E. Buffett Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore

Three Great Economists book by Raphael, & Skidelsky  
"Three Great Economists: Smith, Malthus, Keynes" [1997]
by D.D. Raphael, Donald Winch & Robert Skidelsky

"Indispensable for the beginner ... also a delight to read."
Oxford Univ Press 7¾x5 pb [5/97] out of print/used
Inside The Economist's Mind book edited by Samuelson & Barnett   "Inside The Economist's Mind: Conversations With Eminent Economists" [2006]
Edited by Paul A. Samuelson & William A. Barnett

Wiley & Sons hardcover [10/2006] for $19.77
interviewees include Robert Aumann, David Cass, Jacques Dreze, Martin Feldstein, Stanley Fischer, Milton Friedman, Janos Kornai, Wassily Leontief, Robert E. Lucas Jr., Franco Modigliani, Paul A. Samuelson (by Barnett}, Thomas J. Sargent, Robert J. Shiller, Christopher A. Sims, James Tobin & Paul A. Volcker
Barnett's blog
Soulful Science / Economists book by Diane Coyle  
"The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do & Why It Matters"
[2007] by Diane Coyle

Princeton Univ Press pb [1/2008] for $13.57
Princeton Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2007] for $18.45

      $   $      

Dr. George B.N. Ayittey
books • Free Africa Foundation • faculty webpage

      $   $      

Frιdιric Bastiat [1801-50]
books • Wikipedia

Bastiat Committee website
Bastiat Prize for Journalism [est. 2002]
Le Cercle Frιdιric Bastiat (in French or English)

The Law classic book by Frederic Bastiat   "The Law: The Classic Blueprint For A Free Society"
[original title "La Loi" 1849]

Ludwig von Mises Institute 8¼x5¼ pb [6/2007] for $6.00
B&N Publng 8¼x5¼ pb [6/2007] for $11.04
B&N Publng 8½x5¾ hardcover [1/2005] for $14.99
book entry at Wikipedia

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Dr. Reveendra N. {'Ravi'} Batra
all books • S.M.U. homepage • official website • Wikipedia

New Golden Age book by Ravi Batra   "The New Golden Age: The Coming Revolution Against Political Corruption & Economic Chaos" [2007]
by Ravi Batra

Projecting from the work of his mentor, P.R. Sarkar of India, the author describes the likely outcome of the excesses of the Age of Acquisitors: Today's economic and political corruption will continue to escalate and worsen until the Working Class eventually rises up like warriors against the Oligarchy. {Optimistic? We shall see.}
Palgrave Macmillan 9¼x6 hardcover [1/2007] for $18.45
Blackstone UNABR audio CD [1/2007] for $22.76

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William J. Baumol
books • NYU homepage • Wikipedia

      $   $      

Peter L. Bernstein
all books • official website • Wikipedia

Capital Ideas Evolving book by Peter L. Bernstein  
"Capital Ideas Evolving" [2007]
an update of 1992's 'Capital Ideas'
Wiley & Sons 9x6 hardcover [5/2007] for $19.77
Peter L. Bernstein Classics books boxed set   Peter L. Bernstein Classics Boxed Set: "Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street" [1992], "Against The Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk" [1996] & "The Power of Gold: The History of An Obsession" [2000]
Wiley Classics 9x6 pb box set [10/2005] for $26.37

      $   $      

mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle
browse books • official website

Battle for the Soul of Capitalism book by John C. Bogle   "The Battle For The Soul of Capitalism: How The Financial System Undermined Social Ideals, Damaged Trust In The Markets, Robbed Investors of Trillions — And What To Do About It" [2005]
by John C. Bogle

Yale Univ Press hardcover [11/2005] for $16.50

      $   $      

capitalist Warren E. Buffett Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore

      $   $      

Dr. W. Edwards Deming [1900-93] Page

      $   $      

Peter F. Drucker [1909-2005]
all books • "The Essential Drucker" [6/2001] • official website

Post-Capitalist Society by Peter Drucker  
"Post-Capitalist Society" [1993 bestseller]
Collins 8x5¼ pb [4/94] for $11.70
HarperCollins 9½x5½ hardcover [4/93] out of print/used

      $   $      

Ralph N. Elliott [1871-1948]
bio • 'Masterworks' • RBG's essay [12/2002]

      $   $      

Milton Friedman [1912-2006]
books • Stanford/Hoover homepage • 1976 Nobel Prize • Wikipedia

      $   $      

John Kenneth Galbraith [1908-2006]
books • Harvard bio page • Wikipedia

John Kenneth Galbraith bio by Richard Parker  "John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics"
[2005] by Richard Parker

"A fascinating study on the collapse of the New Deal liberal order."
Univ Chicago Press 9x6 pb [8/2006] for $17.55
FS&G 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/2005] for $23.10
John Kenneth Galbraith [1908-2006] photo   "The New Industrial State" [1967 classic]
by John Kenneth Galbraith

"'The New Industrial State' remains the doorway thru which economics must pass, before progress starts up again."
— (JKG's son economist) James K. Galbraith

Houghton Mifflin 8¼x5¾ 4th edition pb [9/85] out of print/used
Signet mass pb [7/79] out of print/used
book entry at Wikipedia
The Affluent Society book by John Kenneth Galbraith  
"The Affluent Society: 40th Anniv. Edition" [1958 classic]
by John Kenneth Galbraith

Houghton Mifflin 8¼x5½ pb [10/98] for $10.40
book entry at Wikipedia
The Great Crash book by John Kenneth Galbraith  "The Great Crash: 1929" [1954 classic]
by John Kenneth Galbraith

Mariner Books 8¼x5½ pb [4/97] for $11.20
Houghton Mifflin mass pb [1/61] out of print/many used
book entry at Wikipedia
American Capitalism book by John Kenneth Galbraith  
"American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power" [1952 classic]
by John Kenneth Galbraith

Transaction Publrs 9x6 pb [1/93] for $24.95
M.E. Sharpe hardcover [1/80] out of print/used

      $   $      

'Dean of Wall Street' Benjamin Graham [1894-1976]
all books • $treet Authority page • Wikipedia

New School bio

The Intelligent Investor book by Benjamin Graham   "The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book On Value Investing"
[orig 1949] updated with new commentary by Jason Zweig; Preface & Appendix by Warren E. Buffett

HarperBusiness Essentials pb [2/2006] for $13.57
Benjamin Graham on Value Investing book by Janet Lowe   "Benjamin Graham On Value Investing: Lessons From The Dean of Wall Street" [1994]
by Janet Lowe

Penguin 7½x5 pb [3/96] for $10.17
Dearborn Trade Publn 9x6 hardcover [10/94] out of print/used
Rediscovered Benjamin Graham, Wall Street Legend book by Janet Lowe   "The Rediscovered Benjamin Graham: Selected Writings of The Wall Street Legend" [199]
by Janet Lowe

Wiley 9x6 9x6 hardcover [4/99] for $29.83
Think Like Benjamin Graham, Invest Like Warren Buffett book by Lawrence Cunningham   "How To Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett" [2001]
by Lawrence A. Cunningham

McGraw-Hill 9x6 pb [9/2002] for $16.46
McGraw-Hill 9¼x5¾ hardcover [1/2001] out of print/used
Warren Buffett Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

      $   $      

Alan Greenspan
former Chairman of the Federal Reserve [1987-2006]
books • Wikipedia

Alan Greenspan's Bubbles book by William A. Fleckenstein   "Greenspan's Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance At The Federal Reserve" [2008]
by William A. Fleckenstein, with Fred Sheehan

McGraw-Hill 8x5 hardcover [1/2008] for $14.93
author's official website • author's columns at MSN Money
Bubble Man / Alan Greenspan book by Peter Hartcher  "Bubble Man: Alan Greenspan & The Missing 7 Trillion Dollars" [2005]
by {Australian journalist} Peter Hartcher

Reviews on Amazon are mixed, but the book appears to be full of insight and facts about the economic mess created by and during Greenspan's long tenure as Chairman of The Fed.
W.W. Norton 8¼x5½ hardcover [5/2006] for $16.47
Age of Turbulence book by Alan Greenspan   "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures In A New World" [2007]
by Alan Greenspan

The first half is autobiography, up thru his 18-year term as head of The Fed; the second half is an explanation of the current state & future of global economics.
Penguin Press 9½x6½ hardcover [9/2007] for $23.10
Penguin audio CD [9/2007] for $29.67
Greenspan's Fraud book by Ravi Batra  "Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global Economy" [2005]
by Ravi Batra

Palgrave Macmillan 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2005] for $16.47
Who Shot Goldilocks? / Alan Greenspan book by William D. Rutherford   "Who Shot Goldilocks?: How Alan Greenspan Did In Our Jobs, Savings & Retirement Plans" [2004]
by William D. Rutherford

Crown Point Press 9x5½ hardcover [5/2004] for $13.27
Alan Shrugged / Alan Greenspan   "Alan Shrugged: Alan Greenspan, The World's Most Powerful Banker" [2002]
by Jerome Tuccille

Wiley & Sons hardcover [8/2002] out of print/used
Wiley & Sons Adobe Reader ebook [11/2002] for $18.45
New Challenges For Monetary Policy / Alan Greenspan  "New Challenges For Monetary Policy: A Symposium" [2002]
includes speech by Alan Greenspan

Books For Business pb [1/2002] for $37.50
online text of speech by Greenspan [Aug 99]
Maestro Alan Greenspan book by Bob Woodward  "Maestro: Greenspan's Fed & The American Boom" [2000]
by Bob Woodward

S&S/Touchstone pb [11/2001] for $11.20
S&S hardcover 9½x6¼ [11/2000] out of print/used
Audioworks audio [11/2000] out of stock/used

      $   $      

New School educator Robert L. Heilbroner [1919-2005]
browse books • official homepage

Worldly Philosophers classic book by Robert L. Heilbroner   "The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times & Ideas of The Great Economic Thinkers" [1953 classic]
by Robert L. Heilbroner

editions since 1999 include additional chapter "The End of Worldly Philosophy"
Touchstone 8½x5½ pb [7th edition 8/99] for $11.20
S&S hardcover [6th edition 6/99] out of print/used
S&S hardcover [4th edition 9/72] out of print/used
Touchstone pb [4th edition 9/72] out of print/many used
Teachings / Worldly Philosophy book by Robert L. Heilbroner  
"Teachings From The Worldly Philosophy"
[1996 sequel] by Robert L. Heilbroner

W.W. Norton 8x5.4 pb [8/97] for $10.85
W.W. Norton hardcover [4/96] for $27.50
Economics Explained book by Robert L. Heilbroner  
"Economics Explained: Everything You Need To Know About How The Economy Works & Where It's Going" [1994]
by Robert L. Heilbroner & Lester Thurow

Touchstone 8½x5½ 4th edition pb [5/98] for $10.20
21st Century Capitalism book by Robert L. Heilbroner   "21st Century Capitalism" [1993]
by Robert L. Heilbroner

W.W. Norton pb [8/94] for $9.71
W.W. Norton 8½x5¾ hardcover [9/93] out of print/used
Nature & Logic of Capitalism book by Robert L. Heilbroner   "The Nature and Logic of Capitalism" [1985]
by Robert L. Heilbroner

W.W. Norton mass pb [9/86] for $10.20
W.W. Norton 8½x5¾ hardcover [9/85] out of print/used

      $   $      

John Atkinson Hobson [1858-1940]
books • online text of Hobson's "Work and Wealth: A Human Valuation" [1914]

      $   $      

Geoffrey M. Hodgson: books

      $   $      

Jane Jacobs [1916-2006]
browse books • Ideas That Matter • Wikipedia • Zompist fansite

Economy of Cities book by Jane Jacobs  
"The Economy of Cities" [1969 classic]
by Jane Jacobs

Vintage mass pb [2/70] for $10.78
Random House hardcover [2/69] out of print/used
Cities & the Wealth of Nations classic book by Jane Jacobs   "Cities and The Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life"
[1984 classic] by Jane Jacobs

Vintage mass pb [3/85] for $9.63
Random House hardcover [5/84] out of print/many used

      $   $      

Eliot Janeway [1913-93]
browse books • Wikipedia

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British economist John Maynard Keynes [1883-1946]
browse books • Wikipedia

Keynes pages at The New School

General Theory book by John Maynard Keynes  "The General Theory of Employment, Interest & Money"
[1936 classic] by John Maynard Keynes

Prometheus 8½x5½ pb [5/97] for $11.20
Royal Economic Society hardcover [4/78] out of print/used
John Maynard Keynes biography (abridged) by Robert Skidelsky  "John Maynard Keynes, 1883-1946: Economist, Philosopher,
Statesman" abridged biography [2004]
by Robert Skidelsky

Penguin 8½x5½ pb [8/2005] for $23.10
Pan 9x5¾ pb [8/2004] for $40.94
John Maynard Keynes biography by Robert Skidelsky  3-volume biography by Robert Skidelsky
"John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed, 1883-1920" [1986]
Penguin 8½x5½ pb [1/94] for $23.00
Viking hardcover [5/86] out of print/used
"John Maynard Keynes: The Economist As Saviour, 1920-1937" [1994]
Penguin 8½x5¾ pb [1/95] out of print/used
Viking hardcover [1/94] out of print/used
"John Maynard Keynes: Fighting For Britain/Freedom, 1937-1946" [2001]
Penguin 8¼x5½ pb [11/2002] out of print/used
Viking 9¼x6½ hardcover [11/2001] out of print/used

      $   $      

Paul Krugman
N.Y. Times column • books • Princeton webpage • unofficial archive

      $   $      

C. Wright Mills [1916-1962] Page

      $   $      

tv economics guru Suze Orman
browse books • official website
listed among Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People (May 2008)

      $   $      

Nouriel Robini

      $   $      

Louis Rukeyser [1933-2003]

      $   $      

Paul A. Samuelson
browse books • Wikipedia

1970 Nobel Prize for Economics

Economics Introductory Analysis book by Paul A. Samuelson   "Economics: An Introductory Analysis"
[1948 classic] by Paul A. Samuelson

800-page 18th edition, co-authored by William D. Nordhaus
McGraw-Hill/Irwin 10¼x8 hardcover [7/2004] for $123.75 !!
1948 original
McGraw-Hill/Irwin hardcover [12/97] out of print/used

      $   $      

Joseph A. Schumpeter [1883-1950]
"Probably the second most influential economist of the 20th century, after Keynes."
Joseph A. Schumpeter entry at Wikipedia

Capitalism, Socialism & Democracy book by Joseph A. Schumpeter  "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy"
[1942 bestseller & classic] by Joseph A. Schumpeter

Harper Perennial 3rd edition pb [12/62] for $16.00
Peter Smith Publng 8x5½ hardcover [6/84] for $35.50
Joseph A. Schumpeter / Prophet of Innovation book by Thomas K. McCraw   "Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter & Creative Destruction" [2007]
by Thomas K. McCraw

Belknap Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [4/2007] for $23.10

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Adam Smith [1723-1790]
Wikipedia

The Adam Smith Institute

On The Wealth of Nations of Adam Smith book by P.J. O'Rourke   "On The Wealth of Nations" [2006]
by P.J. O'Rourke

Grove Press pb [12/2007] for $10.40
Atlantic Monthly Press 8x5¼ hardcover [12/2006] for $14.93

"The Wealth of Nations" [1776 classic] by Adam Smith
Bantam Classics mass pb [3/2003] for $7.95

Adam Smith biography by D.D. Raphael  
"Adam Smith" biography [1985]
by D.D. Raphael

Oxford Univ Press 7frac34x5 pb [5/85] out of print/used

      $   $      

Prof. Lester C. Thurow of M.I.T./Sloan
browse books • official website

      $   $      

Thorstein B. Veblen [1857-1929] Page

      $   $      

Ludwig von Mises [1881-1973]
all books • Mises Institute [est. 1982] • V.M.I. Europe

Theory of Money & Credit book by Ludwig von Mises   "The Theory of Money and Credit" [1912 classic]
by Ludwig von Mises, translation by H.E. Batson

"The best book on money ever written." — Murray Rothbard
Liberty Fund 9x6 pb [6/80] for $13.99
Liberty Fund 9½x6½ hardcover [6/81] for $21.99
Human Action classic book by Ludwig von Mises  "Human Action: A Treatise On Economics"
[900-page 1949 classic] by Ludwig von Mises

"Ought to be on the bookshelf of every thinking man." — Wall Street Journal
Fox & Wilkes 9¼x6¼ pb [1/97] for $24.95
Ludwig von Mises Institute hardcover [12/98] for $65.00

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Walter E. Williams
entry at Wikipedia
While positioning himself as a libertarian and as an economist, Prof. Williams professes right-wing tropes
that debase democracy. (Clue: He is a regular on the Limp Rushbaugh radio propaganda show.)




Links About Economics
Summation of Keynes's theories at Biz Ed Institute, U.K.
The Brandt Equation: Blueprint for the New Global Economy
The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics {online}
Economists For Peace & Security [est. 1989]
Economy.com & Dismal Scientist
Francisco's 'Money' Speech from "Atlas Shrugged"
glossary of economic terms (at W.W. Norton)
History of Economic Thought (at New School University)
[U.S.] Job Watch website
F.I.N.C.A. Village Banking [est. 1985]
Library of Economics & Liberty
Moving Ideas {The Electronic Policy Network} economics links
National Center for Employee Ownership
National Endowment For Financial Education & Get Smart About Your Money
Natural Capitalism
Nobel Prizes in Economics [est. 1969]
ONE.org - The Campaign to Make Poverty History
Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [est. 1994]
Progressive Utilization Theory website
Responsible Wealth Project
Thinkers 50: global ranking of business thinkers
United for a Fair Economy
World Economic Forum in Switzerland
Economic Principles independent weekly journal [est. 3/2002]
Bastiat Prize for Journalism [est. 2002]

Economic Policy Institute of Washington, DC

Jerome Levy Economics Institute [est. 1986] of Bard College in New York

free online info from C.C.H.

Investopedia [dot] com: your guide to investing & personal finance         American Economic Assn. [est. 1885, incorp. 1923]
AEAweb
AEA's EconLit site




seal of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board

U.S. Federal Reserve Board

WMail ezine Essay #54: "F*** The Fed"

Dr. Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve [from Feb 2006]
Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve [1987-2006]: books • Wikipedia

Federal Reserve Board website

Ben Bernanke's Fed book by Ethan S. Harris   "Ben Bernanke's Fed: The Federal Reserve After Greenspan" [2008]
by Ethan S. Harris

Harvard Business School Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2008] for $17.79
Alan Greenspan's Bubbles book by William A. Fleckenstein  "Greenspan's Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance At The Federal Reserve" [2008]
by William A. Fleckenstein, with Fred Sheehan

McGraw-Hill 8x5 hardcover [1/2008] for $14.93
author's official website • author's columns at MSN Money
Idiot's Guide to Federal Reserve book by Preston Martin & Lita Epstein   "The Complete Idiot's Guide To The Federal Reserve" [2003]
by Preston Martin & Lita Epstein

Alpha Books 9x7½ pb [3/2003] for $12.89
Maestro Alan Greenspan book by Bob Woodward  "Maestro: Greenspan's Fed & The American Boom" [2000]
by Bob Woodward

S&S/Touchstone pb [11/2001] for $11.20
S&S hardcover 9½x6¼ [11/2000] out of print/used
Audioworks audio [11/2000] out of stock/used
Creature from Jekyll Island book by G. Edward Griffin   "The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At The Federal Reserve" [1994; 4th edition 2002]
by G. Edward Griffin

American Media 8¾x6 pb [6/2002] for $24.50
American Media 9x6¼ hardcover [6/2002] out of print/used
Case Against The Fed book by Murray N. Rothbard   "The Case Against The Fed" [1994]
by Murray N. Rothbard [1926-95]

Von Mises Institute 8¼x5 pb [6/94] for $9.95
Secrets of the Temple book by William Greider   "Secrets of The Temple: How The Federal Reserve Runs The Country" [1987]
by William Greider

S&S 9¼x6 pb [1/89] for $12.92
S&S hardcover [11/87] out of print/used
author website & blog



Capitalism

WMail ezine Issue #40: "Paleo-Capitalism" [Feb 2004]

"Capitalism is the creation of jobs and products and services."
— G.E. Nordell

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Wall Street

"We've created a [market] system based on witchcraft."
— mutual fund pioneer John Bogle

WMail ezine Issue #18: "The Stock Market Casino" [Dec 2001]

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Classic Works on Economics

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Samuelson, Heilbroner, Galbraith, Fanon, Friedman, Malkiel & others
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