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Two Views on Development: Austin and Joan Robinson

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The article is based on the 1996 Kingsley Martin Memorial Lecture at Cambridge. The contributions of Austin and Joan Robinson to development economics are described, compared, and assessed. Both are shown to have been deeply concerned about the human problems associated with a lack of development, especially in India, Africa and, in Joan's case, China. Austin wrote far more on the problems, his work was much more concrete and applied, though he always had clear models in his head. Joan was more concerned with concepts and specific theoretical models. Austin always wanted to find orders of magnitude and make projections, as well as prescribe specific policies. Both were keen observers of particular scenes. Their often astute comments were filtered through constraints associated with the authors' time, upbringing and experience. Copyright 1998 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Harcourt, G C, 1998. "Two Views on Development: Austin and Joan Robinson," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 22(3), pages 367-377, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cambje:v:22:y:1998:i:3:p:367-77
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    1. John Toye, 2006. "Keynes and development economics: a sixty-year perspective," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(7), pages 983-995.
    2. Ashwani Saith, 2008. "Forum 2008," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 39(6), pages 1115-1134, November.

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