Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"Kenneth Boulding (1910-1993) was a notable economist and educator, best known for his contribution to General Systems Theory, ecological economics and conflict and defense. This text gives insight into the life and multidisciplinary work of Boulding. Boulding was born to a working-class family in Liverpool, England. He was greatly influenced by World War I as a child, which made him a lifelong pacifist, eventually leading him to join the Society of Friends (Quakers) while in college. Boulding defied class distinctions by earning a scholarship to study at Oxford University. After graduating he studied economics at the University of Chicago, and later settled in America taking a job at Colgate University where he wrote his bestselling textbook Economic Analysis. This book along with other publications won Boulding the John Bates Clark Medal in 1949. At this same time, Boulding took a job at the University of Michigan where he began to adopt a more transdisciplinary approach to economic as well as social problems, such as war and environmental sustainability. In 1968 he was elected president of the American Economics Association. Boulding's religious beliefs mixed with his general systems thinking led him to apply his unique perspective to areas such as peace, conflict resolution, human betterment, ethics, evolution, general systems and power. This study provides a summary of Kenneth Boulding's achievements, making it indispensable reading for scholars and researchers of history of economic thought and economic theory. It will also appeal to a broader readership of social sciences"--
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Kenneth Boulding: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
2015, Palgrave Macmillan Limited
in English
1349441783 9781349441785
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Kenneth Boulding: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
2014, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
1137034386 9781137034380
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
Kenneth Boulding: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
Nov 24, 2014, Palgrave Macmillan
hardcover
1137034378 9781137034373
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Source title: Kenneth Boulding: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Great Thinkers in Economics)
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 29, 2020
- 6 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
August 13, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
November 15, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
October 3, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
November 13, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
April 29, 2020 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from amazon.com record |