"Michael Bernstein reveals the ironic development of modern
economics. On the one hand, he explains how American economists
have depended on the growth of democratic government coping with
the instability of the twentieth century. On the other hand, he
shows how they have denied the social setting of economic problems,
and of the origins of their profession. In the process, Bernstein
gives us the best history we have of the economics profession in
the United States."--W. Elliot Brownlee, University of California,
Santa Barbara
""A Perilous Progress" explains the curious trajectory of the
discipline in economics: as it gained a commanding place in
American public and political life, its growing power led to its
intellectual constriction and, in the end, to declining prospects
for its power and influence. By examining the discipline most
critical to the modern American political economy, Michael
Bernstein freshly recasts the history of modern America
itself."--Michael Sherry, Northwestern University, author of "In
the Shadow of War: The United States Since the 1930s"
"Professor Bernstein has written brilliantly on a subject
central to the history of politics and political economy in
America. The author has found a stunning amount of important and
previously unexploited material in archival sources. He analyzes
that material in light of the public record in a sure-handed way,
reflecting his command of economic theory as well as his mastery of
the historical literature. The book gives new substance and depth
to our understanding of several major interrelated themes in
twentieth century American history, but it also offers new insights
into the more general history of economics asthat discipline has
been mobilized--for good or otherwise--in modern public policy
processes."--Harry N. Scheiber, University of California at
Berkeley
"A stunning book. Reading it, one appreciates the clarity of the
narrative drive and the deftness with which many and various themes
are pulled together. Historians of economic science have looked at
the bits and pieces of information that Bernstein utilizes, and
have like the blind man and the elephant found imperfect and
partial papers to write. "A Perilous Progress" interweaves an
intellectual history, a social history of the profession, and a
political history of the interconnections of economists with public
affairs. It will define, for the next several decades, what
economics (at least in America) can be taken to have meant."--E.
Roy Weintraub, Duke University
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2004 |
First published: |
March 2004 |
Authors: |
Michael A. Bernstein
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Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
376 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-11967-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
General
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LSN: |
0-691-11967-8 |
Barcode: |
9780691119670 |
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