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Lionel Robbins


Born
November 22, 1898

Died
May 15, 1984


Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins, CH, CB, FBA (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1984) was a British economist, and prominent member of the economics department at the London School of Economics. He is known for his leadership at LSE, his proposed definition of economics, and for his instrumental efforts in shifting Anglo-Saxon economics from its Marshallian direction. He is famous for the quote, "Humans want what they can't have." ...more

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A History of Economic Thoug...

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The Nature and Significance...

3.71 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1932 — 8 editions
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The Great Depression

3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1934 — 20 editions
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The Economic Problem In Pea...

3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions
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The Evolution of Modern Eco...

3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1970 — 14 editions
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Autobiography of an economist,

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions
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The Economic Causes of War

3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1939
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Theory of Economic Policy i...

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1978
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The Theory of Economic Deve...

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Essen Organizational Beh Cc+EB

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“Economics is the study of the use of scarce resources which have alternative uses”
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