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Frederic O. Sargent

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Description:This book describes and evaluates the efficacy of the academic discipline of “institutional economics”. Dr. Frederic. O. Sargent writes his autobiography as the last University of Wisconsin PhD candidate to earn his degree under that label. “Institutional economics” is defined in three ways; (1) in terms of the history of its development (including John Kenneth Galbraith), (2) in terms of its pragmatic methodology (borrowed from John Dewey) for researching and resolving complex public interest problems and (3) by the author’s publications of books, articles and town plans on the subjects of institutional economic theory, land economics, regional environmental planning and rural environmental planning. The reason for the decline of institutional economics as a PhD subject is due to its multi-discipline nature (institutional economists are expected to be team-functional in law, political science, sociology, history and usually hydrology). The degree process required one or two extra semesters of study. Dr. Sargent used the “G.I. Bill” for nearly four years of advanced study at the University of Wisconsin, and summer sessions at the University of Mexico, Mexico City D.F., University of Cannes, France, University of Montpellier, France and the University of Paris, Sorbonne, France. Dr. Sargent successfully used the institutional economics methodology while teaching at Texas A&M for four years, the University of Guelph, Ontario for two and a half years and the University of Vermont for 23 years. At Texas A&M he published 13 journal articles on land economic problems. (He also got gently fired for helping an inter-racial group desegregate two white Christian churches.) At Guelph, Dr. Sargent co-authored a best seller on regional and resource planning. At the University of Vermont he was able to launch a new sub-discipline, “Rural Environmental Planning” with four books, 30 articles, 70 columns, 30 rural town plans and 20 graduate students. Also reported are international recognitions such as an English book review, a Vin d’honneur” in Cassis, France, a selected paper in Jakarta, Indonesia at a world economic conference and a finalist paper in the Club of Rome competition in Texas. This book gives the reader a bonus – a chapter on “A Corporal’s View of World War II”. During the war Corporal Sargent worked as an aircraft engine mechanic, officer’s rest hotel clerk and as the squadron historian. After the war he published the history of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron with stories about “Foo-Fighters”, prisoner smuggling, fraternization with frauleins and the contrast between orders from Washington and common squadron practices. The final chapters describe sailing, canoeing and retirement in Florida and discuss critical issues such as “the Golden Rule” or the Israel-Palestine confrontation. Enjoy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Memoir of an Institutional Economist 1919–2014. To get started finding Memoir of an Institutional Economist 1919–2014, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 174

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1523747919

Description: This book describes and evaluates the efficacy of the academic discipline of “institutional economics”. Dr. Frederic. O. Sargent writes his autobiography as the last University of Wisconsin PhD candidate to earn his degree under that label. “Institutional economics” is defined in three ways; (1) in terms of the history of its development (including John Kenneth Galbraith), (2) in terms of its pragmatic methodology (borrowed from John Dewey) for researching and resolving complex public interest problems and (3) by the author’s publications of books, articles and town plans on the subjects of institutional economic theory, land economics, regional environmental planning and rural environmental planning. The reason for the decline of institutional economics as a PhD subject is due to its multi-discipline nature (institutional economists are expected to be team-functional in law, political science, sociology, history and usually hydrology). The degree process required one or two extra semesters of study. Dr. Sargent used the “G.I. Bill” for nearly four years of advanced study at the University of Wisconsin, and summer sessions at the University of Mexico, Mexico City D.F., University of Cannes, France, University of Montpellier, France and the University of Paris, Sorbonne, France. Dr. Sargent successfully used the institutional economics methodology while teaching at Texas A&M for four years, the University of Guelph, Ontario for two and a half years and the University of Vermont for 23 years. At Texas A&M he published 13 journal articles on land economic problems. (He also got gently fired for helping an inter-racial group desegregate two white Christian churches.) At Guelph, Dr. Sargent co-authored a best seller on regional and resource planning. At the University of Vermont he was able to launch a new sub-discipline, “Rural Environmental Planning” with four books, 30 articles, 70 columns, 30 rural town plans and 20 graduate students. Also reported are international recognitions such as an English book review, a Vin d’honneur” in Cassis, France, a selected paper in Jakarta, Indonesia at a world economic conference and a finalist paper in the Club of Rome competition in Texas. This book gives the reader a bonus – a chapter on “A Corporal’s View of World War II”. During the war Corporal Sargent worked as an aircraft engine mechanic, officer’s rest hotel clerk and as the squadron historian. After the war he published the history of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron with stories about “Foo-Fighters”, prisoner smuggling, fraternization with frauleins and the contrast between orders from Washington and common squadron practices. The final chapters describe sailing, canoeing and retirement in Florida and discuss critical issues such as “the Golden Rule” or the Israel-Palestine confrontation. Enjoy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Memoir of an Institutional Economist 1919–2014. To get started finding Memoir of an Institutional Economist 1919–2014, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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