Intellectuals

Robert Leeson

Chapter 15 in Ideology and the International Economy, 2003, pp 103-116 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Academic economists, like all scientists, exchange ideas and persuade each other in both formal and informal arenas. The informal process is inherently difficult to document. However, Friedman clearly devoted a significant amount of time and effort to persuading politicians, the general public and economists. For example, in the 1950s and 1960s few British economists exerted as much professional and political influence as Lionel Robbins. After the defeat of the 1945–51 Labour government, Robbins played an important role in formulating British macroeconomic and educational policy (Brittan 1964, 190–1).

Keywords: Exchange Rate; Monetary Policy; Flexible Exchange Rate; Quantity Theory; Television Series (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230286023_15

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