Ezra J. Mishan (November 15, 1917 - September 22, 2014) on Economics and Consumerism(published by RevoltSource) |
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English Economist best Known for his Work Criticising Economic Growth
: An English economist best known for his work criticising economic growth. Between 1956 and 1977 he worked at the London School of Economics where he became Professor of Economics. In 1965, while at the LSE, he wrote his seminal work The Costs of Economic Growth, but was unable to find a publisher until 1967. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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“Men have become the victims of their faith in progress. Owing to the institutional framework lagging in crucial respects behind economic developments, men are under the illusion that they have freely chosen the private automobile as the conveyance of the future.”
Source: "The Costs of Economic Growth," by Ezra J. Mishan, Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, New York, Washington, 1967. Part Two, Chapter 8: External Diseconomies and Separate Facilities, Page 96.
"The Costs of Economic Growth," by Ezra J. Mishan, Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, New York, Washington, 1967.
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