Books by Angela Penrose
“What’s interesting is that she’s almost faded out of economics. She was much better known in the 1970s because of the oil crisis and the development of multinationals. People knew her work then but it has completely vanished and dropped off the radar. I think that’s partly because she was a female economist and it’s always been a very male-dominated profession.” Read more...
The Best Economics Books of 2018
Diane Coyle, Economist
Interviews where books by Angela Penrose were recommended
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The Republic of Beliefs
by Kaushik Basu -
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The Community of Advantage: A Behavioural Economist's Defence of the Market
by Robert Sugden -
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Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management
by Caitlin Rosenthal -
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No Ordinary Woman: The Life of Edith Penrose
by Angela Penrose -
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Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science
by Karl Sigmund
The Best Economics Books of 2018, recommended by Diane Coyle
The Best Economics Books of 2018, recommended by Diane Coyle
From a book about applying game theory to public policy to an account of how modern management practices were first developed on slave plantations, it’s been another good year for interesting and accessible economics books. Cambridge professor Diane Coyle talks us through her selection of the best economics books of 2018.
