Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, 1906-1994

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9707584
AutoresAndrea Maneschi (Vanderbilt University), Stefano Zamagni (0000-0002-6620-284X, Vanderbilt University)
Año1997
Volumen107
Número442
Páginas695-707
Fecha de publicación1997-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0297.1997.tb00035.x
OpenAlexW2117719079
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas24

Nicholas Georgescu‐Roegen's long and productive career was marked by gradual but significant changes in his outlook, focus of research interest, and interpretation of the economic process. His publications reflect the unusual breadth of his education and work experience, and an innate intellectual curiosity which caused him to disregard the traditional boundaries between disciplines. He was an auto‐didact in a wide range of areas, and his erudition showed at every turn. He moved easily from economics to philosophy, including the philosophy of science, and from the physical to the biological sciences. This makes it difficult for economists to evaluate his contributions adequately. Our task is somewhat lightened by the autobiographical notes which he wrote reflecting on the highlights of his professional development (Georgescu‐Roegen, 1988, 1992a, b, 1993). Georgescu was born in Constantsa, Romania in 1906 to a family in modest circumstances. He acquired a love

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