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Albert Otto Hirschman (born Otto-Albert Hirschmann; April 7, 1915 – December 10, 2012) was a German economist and the author of several books on political economy and political ideology. His first major contribution was in the area of development economics. Here he emphasized the need for unbalanced growth. He argued that disequilibria should ...
Dec 23, 2012 · Share full article. By William Yardley. Dec. 23, 2012. Albert O. Hirschman, who in his youth helped rescue thousands of artists and intellectuals from Nazi-occupied France and went on to...
Albert O. Hirschman was a professor of social science at the Institute for Advanced Study from 1974 to 2012. He wrote on topics such as development, democracy, social thought, and rhetoric.
Dec 12, 2012 · Renowned social scientist Albert O. Hirschman, whose highly influential work in economics and politics in developing countries has had a profound impact on economic thought and practice in the United States and beyond, died at the age of 97 on December 10 at Greenwood House in Ewing Township, N.J. Hirschman was Professor Emeritus in the School ...
Albert O. Hirschman was a German-born economist who studied and taught in various countries and wrote influential books on development and democracy. Learn about his life, career, and achievements, as well as the SSRC prize named after him.
A book by Michele Alacevich that explores the life and work of Albert O. Hirschman, a social scientist who fled Nazi Germany and contributed to development studies and democracy. The book traces his multifaceted and original approach to social-scientific questions and his participation in major intellectual and political debates.
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Apr 23, 2022 · Albert O. Hirschman was a giant of social science in the 20th century and a courageous human being. Michele Alacevich’s intellectual biography is a complement to the Adelman’s more detailed account of Hirschman’s life, published in 2013.
