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Klappentext Benjamin A Rogge's ability to speak and write about serious economic topics with humour! humility! and wit! but without difficult jargon! math! or diagrams! places him in a category all his own. This new collection of fifty-three essays! many of which have never before been published! gathers some of Rogge's most interesting talks and writings spanning the 1950s! 1960s! and 1970s. This volume encompasses a vast array of topics including the case for individual liberty and responsibility in maintaining the free-market economy! the nature of economics! the business system! labour markets! money and inflation! and education. By organising the volume thematically! the editor! Dwight R Lee! has been able to highlight and place in context the many different areas of economics that compose Professor Rogge's extensive output. Zusammenfassung Benjamin A Rogge's ability to speak and write about serious economic topics with humour, humility, and wit, but without difficult jargon, math, or diagrams, places him in a category all his own. This title gathers some of Rogge's most interesting talks and writings spanning the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Individual Liberty! Responsibility! & the Morality of the Market; Part 2: The Role of Economists; Part 3: Education; Part 4: Microeconomics! Labor Issues & Political Foibles; Part 5: Macroeconomics: Policies & Forecasts; Part 6: Foreign Policy & Economic Development.
