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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made
available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of
exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899,
consists of 100 books containing published or previously
unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir
Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and
Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This volume, published in
1852, was edited by John Barrow, son of the distinguished promoter
of Arctic exploration Sir John Barrow. It contains two accounts of
exploration around Hudson's Bay - the narrative of Captain William
Coats who made several voyages in the region in the 1720s and 30s,
and the ship's log and other documents of Captain Middleton of
H.M.S. Furnace who in 1741 2 attempted to discover the much
sought-after North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
This book, first published in 1989, contains a spirited debate
between eminent economists, journalists, and publishers about the
spread of economic ideas. Using many of the same ideas as do the
rhetorical and sociological philosophical schools, the contributors
to this book discuss the spread of economic ideas in readily
understandable English. The examination of the flow of ideas among
economists and from economists to the public is followed by a
discussion of the public policy use and abuse of these concepts. A
final section provides insights into the funding of ideas and the
incentives to make economics more relevant. The dialogue among the
book's contributors provides both the lay reader and the interested
professional with fascinating insights into what happens behind the
scenes in academia, publishing, and journalism.
This book, first published in 1989, contains a spirited debate
between eminent economists, journalists, and publishers about the
spread of economic ideas. Using many of the same ideas as do the
rhetorical and sociological philosophical schools, the contributors
to this book discuss the spread of economic ideas in readily
understandable English. The examination of the flow of ideas among
economists and from economists to the public is followed by a
discussion of the public policy use and abuse of these concepts. A
final section provides insights into the funding of ideas and the
incentives to make economics more relevant. The dialogue among the
book's contributors provides both the lay reader and the interested
professional with fascinating insights into what happens behind the
scenes in academia, publishing, and journalism.
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