Conversations with great economist. Economic theory and economic policies in periods of high turbulence

In the 1970's there was a serious crisis in the world economy and a deep dissatisfaction with the state of economic theory. Between 1976 and 1979 Colombian economist Diego Pizano conducted a series of structured dialogues with some of the greatest economists of the second half of the 20th centu...

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Autores:
Bates, Robert H.
Pizano Salazar, Diego
Carrizosa Serrano, Mauricio
Hueth, Darrell Lee
Tipo de recurso:
Work document
Fecha de publicación:
2010
Institución:
Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:
Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/8168
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/1992/8168
Palabra clave:
Economic thought
Economic theories
Economic policies
Crisis of the world economy
Pensamiento económico
Teoría económica
Política económica
Crisis económica
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Summary:In the 1970's there was a serious crisis in the world economy and a deep dissatisfaction with the state of economic theory. Between 1976 and 1979 Colombian economist Diego Pizano conducted a series of structured dialogues with some of the greatest economists of the second half of the 20th century, with the aim of discussing this situation. His project was supported from the outset by Professor Paul A. Samuelson from MIT. The result was a book on contemporary economic thought, which was published in Spanish by the Fondo de Cultura Económica of México in 1980. In 2009 the English version of this book was published in New York (Jorge Pinto books). In December 18th, 2009, The Brookings Institution of Washington DC decided to organize the launch of this book, because they thought it helps to understand the current crisis and is useful in rethinking economic theories and policies. This document brings together the presentations made on that occasion.