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Albert O. Hirschman is renowned worldwide for theories that have
been at the forefront of political economics during the last half
century. In these twenty essays he casts his sharp analytical eye
on his own ideas, questioning and qualifying some of his major
propositions on social change and economic development. Hirschman's
self-subversion, as well as the self-affirmation that is also
present here, reveal the workings of a distinguished mind. They
also bring us fresh perspective on the material in his twelve
previous books and countless essays.In the substantial essays that
open this collection, Hirschman reappraises points he made in such
books as Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, The Strategy of Economic
Development, and The Rhetoric of Reaction. Subsequent essays
fruitfully reexplore the themes of Latin American development and
market society that have occupied him throughout his career.
Hirschman also forays into new puzzles, such as the likely impact,
negative or otherwise, of the Eastern European revolutions of 1989
on the Third World, the on-and-off connections between political
and economic progress, and the role of conflict in enhancing
community spirit in a liberal democracy. In a rare and particularly
welcome section of the book, Hirschman presents autobiographical
fragments that reflect his deep involvement in some of the
important events of this century. He recollects his flight from
Hitler's Germany in 1933, his studies in Paris, his work with the
antifascist underground in Italy in 1937-38, and his role in
helping Varian Fry in Marseilles, in 1940, to rescue political and
intellectual refugees from Vichy France. Such accounts deepen our
understanding of how Hirschman's penetrating insights took shape.
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