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FRIDAY OCTOBER 22, 2010
GUEST
(Originally aired
09-23-87)
ROBERT LEKACHMAN Ph.D
(1920-1989 - R.I.P.)



Economist - Extensive & Intensive Advocate
For Increased State Intervention in the Economic Order
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More about: ROBERT LEKACHMAN
Ph.D
Robert Lekachman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Lekachman (1920 – 14 January
1989) was an economist known for his extensive advocacy of
state intervention,
and for a debating style characterized by slow, sing-song speech and
circumlocution.
Lekachman was also noted for an
interpretation of
Keynes's
General Theory
that made central its rejection of
Say's Law (in
favor of
Walras' law).
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Books by Lekachman
- Capitalism for beginners.
- The Age of Keynes.
- Greed Is Not Enough Reaganomics.
- Economists at bay : why the experts
will never agree.
- Inflation: the permanent problem of
boom and bust.
- A history of economic ideas.
- Visions and nightmares : America
after Reagan.
- National income and the public
welfare.
- Keynes and the classics.
- Keynes's General Theory: Reports of
Three Decades.
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References
- Fowler, Glenn; “Robert Lekachman Is
Dead at 68; Teacher and Writer of Economics”, the New York
Times, 16 January, 1989.
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Robert
Lekachman Is Dead at 68; Teacher and Writer of Economics
By GLENN FOWLER
Published: January 16, 1989
Robert Lekachman, a teacher of economics whose maverick views often set him
apart from mainstream economists, died of cancer of the liver Saturday at
his home in Manhattan. He was 68 years old.
Dr. Lekachman,
who wrote and lectured extensively, held the rank of distinguished professor
at Lehman College of the City University of New York, where he had been on
the faculty since 1973, and at the university's Graduate Center.
Earlier Dr.
Lekachman had taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, L.I.,
and headed its Department of Economics from 1965 to 1968. Before that he was
on the faculty of Barnard College, Columbia College and the Columbia School
of Business.
Joseph S.
Murphy, Chancellor of City University, said yesterday that Dr. Lekachman's
''legacy of intellectually rigorous analysis of the economy and the effects
of government policy on the poor and working class should strongly influence
the way scholars study economics in the future.'' Sought Social Justice
Throughout
his career Dr. Lekachman espoused a philosophy that sought to promote social
justice simultaneously with economic growth. He advocated compassion on the
part of government toward the underprivileged. His last published work,
which appeared last week in The Nation magazine, was a cautionary article of
advice to President-elect George Bush.
''He brought
a liberal, left-wing, Marxist point of view to economics, but he was in no
sense an ideologue,'' said Harold M. Proshansky, president of City
University's Graduate Center. ''He never argued in generalities, and his
openness and objectivity captivated even those who disagreed with his basic
positions.''
Dr. Lekachman
was in demand as a public speaker, appearing frequently on television and
radio programs dealing with public affairs, where his engaging manner and
quick wit enlivened what has been called ''the dismal science'' of
economics.
Dr. Leonard
Lief, president of Lehman College, noted that Dr. Lekachman ''identified
strongly with New York City and particularly with the Bronx, where he
taught.'' Critical of President Reagan
Because of
his illness, which was in remission until several months ago, Dr. Lekachman
had taken a leave of absence for the fall semester but had recently asked to
be scheduled for classes, his health permitting, in the spring semester.
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