Books Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

I've been a faithful reader of the great classical documents of economics, or tried to be. The first book in the field that I…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Our popular economics writers, however, are not in the business of giving their readers a ringside seat on the research action; with no exception…

— Paul Krugman

Some years ago John Kenneth Galbraith wrote in an essay on his efforts at writing a history of economics: 'As one approaches the present,…

— Abraham Pais

I studied economics and made it my career for two reasons. The subject was and is intellectually fascinating and challenging, particularly to someone with…

— James Tobin

I write with two things in mind. I want to be right with my fellow economists. After all, I've made my life as a…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

I certainly want people to read what I've written. Yet, and here's that question of economic position, because I have a secure job, I…

— Davis Schneiderman

I am aiming my books at anybody with no economics background.

— Tim Harford

In this age of specialization, I sometimes think of myself as the last 'generalist' in economics, with interests that range from mathematical economics down…

— Paul Samuelson

I gradually became persuaded that the subjects, without intending to, had revealed to me a basic truth about markets that was foreign to the…

— Vernon L. Smith

I began my career as an economics professor but became frustrated because the economic theories I taught in the classroom didn't have any meaning…

— Muhammad Yunus

“I know I can be accused of sacrilege in writing about political economy in the style of a novel about love or pirates. But…

— Eduardo Galeano

“The appeal to the intellectually insecure is also more important than it might seem. Because economics touches so much of life, everyone wants to…

— Paul Krugman