The essential Gunnar Myrdal/ Gunnar Myrdal; edited with commentary by Örjan Appelqvist and Stellan Andersson ; introduction by Susseka Bok; translated by Richard Litell, Sonia Wichmann and others

Includes bibliographical references.

"This I believe" / Gunnar Myrdal -- Preface / Stellan Andersson and Orjan Appelqvist -- Introduction / Sissela Bok -- 1. Gunnar is my name! -- From "A positive radical" -- From Value in social theory -- Literature about Gunnar Myrdal : a selection -- 2. Theoretical economist : the Stockholm school and the economic crisis of the 1930s -- From Price formation and the change factor -- From Monetary equilibrium -- "Fiscal policy in the business cycle" -- From "High taxes, low interests" -- 3. On evaluation in research -- From The political element in the development of economic theory -- From "The altered world image in political economy" -- From An American dilemma -- From Objectivity in social research -- From diary letter to Alva Myrdal -- 4. Opinion former : a new social policy and the welfare state -- From "Dilemma of social welfare policy" -- From "Population problems and policies" -- Excursus -- 5. Investigator : the American dilemma -- From An American dilemma -- From Challenge to affluence -- "Myrdal's sacred flame" / Michael S. Harper -- From An American dilemma -- 6. Politician : harvest struggles -- From Varning for fredsoptimism (warning for post-war optimism) -- "Sweden actively furthering free trade" -- From "The reconstruction of world trade and Swedish trade policy" -- Excursus -- 7. International cooperation -- "Why are international economic organizations so inefficient?" -- From "Increasing interdependence between states but failure of international cooperation" -- 8. World poverty -- From "The need for reforms in underdeveloped countries" -- 9. Institutional economist -- From Rich lands and poor -- From "The world poverty problem" -- From "Institutional economics" -- 10. A worried American -- From "The Vietnam War and the political and moral isolation of America" -- From "A worried America"