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The U.S. Treasury's Calculation of the Current National Debt
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Federal Reserve G-19 Reports: Outstanding Consumer Debt

The Dorling-Kindersley 'Essential Finance' Series (12 volumes)

'Working Minds' philosophy website
Working Minds 'Class War & Economics' Pages
Francisco's 'Money' speech from Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"

Working Minds Essay #78: "The Robber Barons"
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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: 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: 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
	"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

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

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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: 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

"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

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Peter L. Bernstein
all books • official website • Wikipedia

	"Capital Ideas Evolving" [2007] an update of 1992's 'Capital Ideas' Wiley & Sons 9x6 hardcover [5/2007] for $19.77
	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

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

"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

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capitalist Warren E. Buffett Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore

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

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

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

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

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

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

	"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
	"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: 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: 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: 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

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

New School bio

	"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: 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
	"The Rediscovered Benjamin Graham: Selected Writings of The Wall Street Legend" [199] by Janet Lowe Wiley 9x6 9x6 hardcover [4/99] for $29.83
	"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

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

	"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 & 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
	"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: 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?: 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, 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: 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: 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

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

	"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 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: 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" [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
	"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

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

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Geoffrey M. Hodgson: books

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

	"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 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

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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

	"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, 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
	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

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

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C. Wright Mills [1916-1962] Page

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

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Nouriel Robini

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Louis Rukeyser [1933-2003]

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Paul A. Samuelson
browse books • Wikipedia

1970 Nobel Prize for Economics

"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

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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 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
	"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" [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 [1985] by D.D. Raphael Oxford Univ Press 7frac34x5 pb [5/85] out of print/used

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

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Thorstein B. Veblen [1857-1929] Page

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

	"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: 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]

AEAweb AEA's EconLit site

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: The Federal Reserve After Greenspan" [2008] by Ethan S. Harris Harvard Business School Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2008] for $17.79
	"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
	"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: 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
	"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
	"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: 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

... including works by von Mises, Ayn Rand, Keynes, Menger, Veblen, Hayek,
Samuelson, Heilbroner, Galbraith, Fanon, Friedman, Malkiel & others
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Recent Works on Economics
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