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Dennis Robertson

Essays on his Life and Work

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  • © 2006

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  1. Gordon Fletcher

    1. University of Liverpool Management School, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 1-4

  3. The Man and His Economics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. In Search of Dennis Robertson: Through the Looking Glass and What I Found There

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 7-23

    3. Robertson, Sir Dennis Holme (1890–1963)

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 24-34

    4. A Literary Economist

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 35-42

  4. Robertson on the Trade Cycle

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Opinion on the Study

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 45-70

    3. Money and the Management of the Short Period: Dennis Robertson’s ‘…odd little book’

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 71-77

    4. Regulating the Role of Money in Robertsonian Economics

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 78-95

    5. Opinion on Banking Policy and the Price Level

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 96-117

  5. Robertson and the Keynesian Revolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. The Keynesian Revolution and the Role of Money: Keynes’s Lasting Contribution

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 121-138

    3. Dennis Robertson and the Economics of the Short Period

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 139-149

    4. Shall I Compare Thee to a Wild Duck?

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 150-154

    5. The Centrality of the Rate of Interest

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 155-163

    6. Robertson, Keynes and the Keynesian Revolution

      • Gordon Fletcher
      Pages 164-178

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 179-192
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About this book

In this new collection of essays, ranging from biography to critical surveys of opinion, the events of Robertson's life and career, his contributions to economics, the all-important influence of temperament on the development of his thought, his relationship with Keynes and the issues in his opposition to the Keynesian revolution are considered.

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'Gordon Flecher deserves the highest praise for his in-depth studies of Dennis Robertson...the book is enjoyable and interesting...'. - Geoff Tily, History of Economic Ideas

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Liverpool Management School, UK

    Gordon Fletcher

About the author

GORDON A. FLETCHER is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Liverpool, UK. His main research interests are in the history of economic thought, with particular reference to the contributions and personalities of the Cambridge School. His three previous books include an acclaimed biography of Dennis Robertson.

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