Ezra J. Mishan (November 15, 1917 - September 22, 2014) on Revolution and Spontaneity(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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“...this rapid extension of specialized opinion to every aspect of knowledge and daily living acts to inhibit the spontaneity of a man's thought and expression. Where a century or two ago the ordinary civilized man would speculate boldly on any subject and converse joyfully on all manner of topics, his spirit today is muted in dismal deference to the cumulative discoveries of science and the qualified pronouncements of the experts. His personality shrivels. He has no convictions to sustain him. His discourse perforce becomes restricted to jest, trivial observations, and personal reminiscence.”
Source: "The Costs of Economic Growth," by Ezra J. Mishan, Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, New York, Washington, 1967. Part Three, Digression, Part B: The Growing Menace of Obsolescence, Page 132.
"The Costs of Economic Growth," by Ezra J. Mishan, Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, New York, Washington, 1967.
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