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
- New York: New Press: Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2005.
- xxvii, 259 p. ; 25 cm.
- "New Press essentail series" .
Includes bibliographical references.
"This I believe" / Preface / Introduction / Gunnar is my name! -- From "A positive radical" -- From Value in social theory -- Literature about Gunnar Myrdal : a selection -- 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" -- 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 -- Opinion former : a new social policy and the welfare state -- From "Dilemma of social welfare policy" -- From "Population problems and policies" -- Excursus -- Investigator : the American dilemma -- From An American dilemma -- From Challenge to affluence -- "Myrdal's sacred flame" / From An American dilemma -- 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 -- International cooperation -- "Why are international economic organizations so inefficient?" -- From "Increasing interdependence between states but failure of international cooperation" -- World poverty -- From "The need for reforms in underdeveloped countries" -- Institutional economist -- From Rich lands and poor -- From "The world poverty problem" -- From "Institutional economics" -- A worried American -- From "The Vietnam War and the political and moral isolation of America" -- From "A worried America" Gunnar Myrdal -- Stellan Andersson and Orjan Appelqvist -- Sissela Bok -- Michael S. Harper -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.