 William Henry Beveridge (1879–1963)Atsushi Komine ()
Chapter Chapter 9 in The Palgrave Companion to LSE Economics, 2019, pp 239-262 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract William Beveridge made at least three significant contributions to economics. Regarding his contributions to modern economic analysis, Beveridge set out a coherent diagnosis of industrial fluctuations based on empirical data and the latest theories on trade cycles. Regarding his contributions to professionalisation in economics, Beveridge helped form an international group at LSE and exhibited enthusiasm for (unsuccessful) attempts to create a renewed political economy. Beveridge served as the driving force for creating innovative ideas and was also the representative of a new type of economic thought: ‘management in bureaucracy’. In a sense, he served as a bridge, connecting the three different schools of economics (Oxford idealism, Cambridge practicality and LSE scientism and internationalism), which could in turn be sublimated into universal welfare ideas. Keywords: Security for all; Modern theory of unemployment; Peaceful; diligent and affluent society; Professionalisation in economics; Management in bureaucracy (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-58274-4_9 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-58274-4_9 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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