Abstract
This article surveys the life and work of Albert O. Hirschman. It chronicles the major intellectual influences and his publications from the 1940s to the 1990s. He contributed to the fields of economic development, history of economic thought, methods in social science theory, and democratic theory. His range reflected a varied and complex life history.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 892-897 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780080970875 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780080970868 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 26 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences
Keywords
- Albert O. Hirschman
- Capitalism
- Democracy
- Economic development
- Exit
- Ideology
- Industrialization
- Intellectuals
- Possibilism
- Unbalanced growth
- Voice