Paul A. Baran
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Paul A. Baran (1910 - 1964) was an American economist known for his Marxist views. He was born in Russia, but had his academic career in the United States, teaching at Stanford University from 1949 until his death of a heart attack in 1964. He is sometimes associated with the Neo-Marxian school of thought.
Major works
- The Political Economy of Underdevelopment (1952)
- The Political Economy of Growth (1957)
- The Commitment of the Intellectual (1961)
- Monopoly Capital: An essay on the American economic and social order (1966), with Paul Sweezy
- The Longer View: Essays toward a critique of political economy (1970)
- The Political Economy of Neo-Colonialism (1975)
Web Resources
New School History of Economic Thought Links:On Neo-Marxians - http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/schools/neomarx.htm
On Development Economics - http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/schools/develop.htm
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