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A Conversation With Harris & Seldon (Occasional Paper, 116)

By Arthur Seldon , Ralph Harris

Book information

Publisher
Inst of Economic Affairs
Year
2001
ISBN
0255364989, 9780255364980
Open Library ID
OL10229340M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
287 kB (293810 bytes)
Pages
96\96
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

From the mid 1950s to the late 1980s, Ralph Harris and Arthur Seldon, as general director and editorial director respectively of the IEA, battled against a conventional wisdom which was hostile to markets. Eventually, by force of argument, they overcame much of the resistance to market ideas, and in the process established the Institute's formidable influence in shaping both opinion and policy. This Occasional Paper begins with a transcript of a conversation with Harris and Seldon which provides many insights into how they worked and what obstacles they encountered. Eight distinguished scholars, each familiar with the work of the Institute, then provide commentaries which assess its influence on thinking and the challenge to government which it constituted during the Harris/Seldon years.

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