This new biographical dictionary is an authoritative and substantive reference source covering federal economic policy since World War II through biographical information on the various economic advisers appointed in this period. Reference Books Bulletin
Preface Introduction by Geoffrey T. Mills Biographical Dictionary of the Council of Economic Advisors Appendix: Membership in the CEA by Presidential Administrations Index About the Contributors
ROBERT SOBEL is Professor of Business History at Hofstra University. BERNARD S. KATZ is Associate Professor of Economics and Business at Lafayette College, where he served as Department Chairman from 1978 to 1982.
?As editor Sobel points out in a short, informative introduction to
this encyclopedic dictionary, before the first administration of
Franklin Roosevelt, economists played a very small role in creating
national economic policy. During Roosevelt's administrations, they
became increasingly important in formulating governmental policy,
and under Harry Truman's first administration, the Employment Act
of 1946 mandated the formation of a Council of Economic Advisers
(CEA). Succeeding administrations used the council with varying
frequency, and the influence of the CEA rose and fell according to
the administration. This book consists of essays on the 45
economists who have served on the CEA, covering their economic and
political programs and ideas as well as their lives. Written by
knowledgeable, professional economists and other scholars, the
essays, which range in length from 2 to 12 pages, attempt to show
'who were or are these people, what were their ideas, and how they
influenced economic thought and government behavior.' . . . This
new biographical dictionary is an authoritative and substantive
reference source covering federal economic policy since World War
II through biographical information on the various economic
advisers appointed in this period. University and four-year college
libraries should have this in their reference collections, as well
as large public libraries and libraries serving government at the
state and federal levels.?-Reference Books Bulletin
?The focus is primarily on the contributions made by the 45 people
who were appointed to the council of Economic Advisers from its
inception in 1946 through 1985. The essays, introduced with a brief
history of the Council, range in length from three to eight or nine
pages and were written by three dozen contributors, mostly
economists. Basic facts on birth, death, and education are
included; coverage of family and background, professional
activities, and honors varies in detail from essay to essay. The
preface notes that contributors address the questions, Who were and
are these people, what were their ideas, and how did they influence
economic thought and government behavior'; but it says nothing
about the methods of gathering information except that authors have
gone through the relevant literature.' A source such as The
President and the Council of Economic Advisers, Interviews with CEA
Chairmen, ed. by Erwin C. Hargrove and Samuel A. Morley deserved
mention. Some of the works mentioned in the body of the essays are
cited too incompletely to be readily identified; and the individual
bibliographies (primarily limited to short lists of the writings of
the Council members) would have been more useful had they been
longer. There is an index of names as well as an appendix
Membership in the CEA by Presidential Administrations.' Recommended
only for libraries having considerable interest in the fields of
government, policy, and economics.?-Choice
"The focus is primarily on the contributions made by the 45 people
who were appointed to the council of Economic Advisers from its
inception in 1946 through 1985. The essays, introduced with a brief
history of the Council, range in length from three to eight or nine
pages and were written by three dozen contributors, mostly
economists. Basic facts on birth, death, and education are
included; coverage of family and background, professional
activities, and honors varies in detail from essay to essay. The
preface notes that contributors address the questions, Who were and
are these people, what were their ideas, and how did they influence
economic thought and government behavior'; but it says nothing
about the methods of gathering information except that authors have
gone through the relevant literature.' A source such as The
President and the Council of Economic Advisers, Interviews with CEA
Chairmen, ed. by Erwin C. Hargrove and Samuel A. Morley deserved
mention. Some of the works mentioned in the body of the essays are
cited too incompletely to be readily identified; and the individual
bibliographies (primarily limited to short lists of the writings of
the Council members) would have been more useful had they been
longer. There is an index of names as well as an appendix
Membership in the CEA by Presidential Administrations.' Recommended
only for libraries having considerable interest in the fields of
government, policy, and economics."-Choice
"As editor Sobel points out in a short, informative introduction to
this encyclopedic dictionary, before the first administration of
Franklin Roosevelt, economists played a very small role in creating
national economic policy. During Roosevelt's administrations, they
became increasingly important in formulating governmental policy,
and under Harry Truman's first administration, the Employment Act
of 1946 mandated the formation of a Council of Economic Advisers
(CEA). Succeeding administrations used the council with varying
frequency, and the influence of the CEA rose and fell according to
the administration. This book consists of essays on the 45
economists who have served on the CEA, covering their economic and
political programs and ideas as well as their lives. Written by
knowledgeable, professional economists and other scholars, the
essays, which range in length from 2 to 12 pages, attempt to show
'who were or are these people, what were their ideas, and how they
influenced economic thought and government behavior.' . . . This
new biographical dictionary is an authoritative and substantive
reference source covering federal economic policy since World War
II through biographical information on the various economic
advisers appointed in this period. University and four-year college
libraries should have this in their reference collections, as well
as large public libraries and libraries serving government at the
state and federal levels."-Reference Books Bulletin
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