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A Perilous Progress: Economists and Public Purpose in Twentieth-Century America. (Hardcover)

by Michael A. Bernstein (Author) "THE EMERGENCE of an American economics profession was not uncomplicated, nor was it, in its particular features, uncontroversial..." (more)
Key Phrases: smog credits, economic growthmanship, professionalizing strategies, United States, New Deal, Great Depression (more...)
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A first-rate analysis of the professionalization of social science. -- Thomas K. McCraw, Journal of American History

This book is an impressive achievement. -- William J. Barber, EH.Net

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Bernstein details a largely unknown and even unsuspected history. (James K. Galbrath The Washington Monthly )

This book is an impressive achievement. (William J. Barber EH.Net )

A first-rate analysis of the professionalization of social science. (Thomas K. McCraw Journal of American History )

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 376 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press (November 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0691042926
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691042923
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
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