Roy Harrod

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This landmark book describes and analyzes the original contributions Sir Roy Harrod made to fields including microeconomics, macroeconomics, international trade and finance, growth theory, trade cycle analysis and economic methodology. Harrod’s prolific writings reflect an astounding and unique intellectual capacity, and a wide range of interests. He became Keynes´ biographer and wrote a volume on inductive logic. At the policy level, Harrod played a central role in the formulation of the Keynes´ Clearing Union plan for international monetary reform. He also actively participated in British politics and government and gained recognition as an expert in the field of international economics. Yet, until now, Harrod has remained an underrated economist, commonly misunderstood and misrepresented. This is the first major intellectual biography of Harrod to be published. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix The Life, Times, and Contributions of Roy Harrod (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 1-75 The Early Writings on the Trade Cycle and Imperfect Competition (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 77-123 The Trade Cycle (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 125-172 The Essay in Dynamic Theory (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 173-214 Statics, Dynamics, and the History of Economic Thought (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 215-257 International Economics (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 259-299 The Reform of the Global Financial Architecture (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 301-347 Further Developments in Dynamic Economics (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 349-399 Harrod’s Legacy: Pulling It All Together (Esteban Pérez Caldentey)....Pages 401-450 Back Matter ....Pages 451-455