 Joan Robinson — Passionate Seeker After TruthRichard M. Goodwin Chapter 46 in Joan Robinson and Modern Economic Theory, 1989, pp 916-917 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Joan was a great lady. This impression, once received, never dimmed with closer acquaintance. As a student in Oxford, when I first saw her she appeared wearing a bright green pajama suit; she was young, vigorous and beautiful; she addressed us in abstruse terms about the long-period theory of employment. I understood little but sat spellbound, and, in a sense, have remained so ever since. She had already published a great, influential book — a work which subsequently should have ensured her a Nobel prize, had she not had the two stigmas of being both a woman and a radical. The contrast between her and Edward Chamberlin is striking and highly significant. He spent the remainder of his life in self-hagiography, collecting all reviews, references and comments on his one work. Once she had published her first book, Joan more or less never mentioned it again: she charged into fresh fields, attempting to complete the Keynesian rectification of the shortcomings of Marshallian partial equilibrium. Keywords: Small Group; Economic Theory; Nobel Prize; Partial Equilibrium; Modern Economic (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:978-1-349-08633-7_46 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-08633-7_46 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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