This work focuses on the work and lives of 18 of the most influential dissenting economists who have shaped 20th-century economics and who continue to make a contribution to the relevancy of economics.
Richard P.F. Holt is professor of economics at Southern Oregon University. He has authored, co-authored or edited a number of books including A New Guide to Post Keynesian Economics (Routledge, 2001) and the prize-winning The Changing Face of Economics ( University of Michigan Press, 2004). His latest books include European Economics at a Crossroads (Edward Elgar, 2010), the prize-winning Local Economic Development in the 21st Century: Quality of Life and Sustainability (M.E.Sharpe, 2010) and the edited volume Post Keynesian and Ecological Economics: Confronting Environmental Issues (Edward Elgar, 2009). He has also published over sixty articles and book reviews in a variety of academic journals. His research areas include environmental and ecological economics, Post Keynesian economics, history of economic thought, complexity economics and game theory. His present research focuses on Post Keynesian economics and social justice. His most recent projects are an edited volume of letters by John Kenneth Galbraith for Cambridge University University and A Brighter Future: Improving the Standard of Living Now and for the Next Generation for M.E. Sharpe. His future projects include a book on Post Keynesian Economics and Social Justice and a book on the political times and friendship of John K. Galbraith and William F. Buckley, Jr. He grew up in Monterey, California. He did his undergraduate work at Occidental College in philosophy and graduate work at University of Utah and University of California at Berkeley in economics. He now lives in Ashland, Oregon and is an avid world-wide hiker.
