Reflections of a Pragmatic Economist: My Intellectual Journey
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870715860 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Emery N. For a decade he served as Vice President and then President of the public policy institute, Resources for the Future. He authored the text Farm Business Management and edited The Changing American Countryside: Rural People and Places.. Castle is Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University, where he taught agricultural economics for more than twenty-five years and held nume
He explains, he teaches, he reasons, and he listens. "The journey recounted here differs in such fundamental ways from the standard autobiography. He brings other people to his side. There are no boastful accounts of intellectual or bureaucratic triumphs. Bromley, from the Foreword"He has truly shaped a generation of applied economists." --Susan Capalbo, Chair, OSU Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics . Emery brings people along. Emery never comes out on top. --Daniel W. It differs because it is Emery doing the telling
A smart, interesting and humble man - very nice read! R. Gregory Imus This is a truly good book, written by a man whose intellect is only trumped by his obvious humility and open mind. If you think about the "journey" we all take through life, some people seem to walk the same mile over and over again - while others keep wa. "A practical look at rural resource economics" according to Marvin L. Mcconoughey. Americans are now becoming acutely aware of natural resource limits and risks to an unprecedented degree. This book is the story of a practical economist who has devoted his life to resource economics. It is as topical as this morning's gasoline prices.Em
His memoir reflects the history of ideas in economics and agricultural economics. Castle's memoir is grounded in the integration of his personal and professional experiences. Reflections of a Pragmatic Economist will be of particular interest to agricultural, resource, and rural economists, as well as to administrators at institutions of higher education, especially land-grant institutions, and to students and teachers of higher education administration.. An influential figure in the development of resource and environmental economics, Castle is also the pioneer of a rural economics based in the interdependence of the rural and urban. He describes his roots as the son of Kansas tenant farmers, his service during World War II, his education, and his academic career, exploring the ways in which these experiences influenced his teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities. In Reflections of a Pragmatic Economist, Emery Castle traces an intellectual journey that spans more than half a century and has helped shape the fields of agricultural, resource, and rural economics. Drawing on more than ten years of leadership at Resources for the Future, a highly influential think tank on resource and environmental policy research, Castle gives special attention to contrasting elite and land-grant institutions