Guide to the Papers of Adrian Wood relating to Geoffrey Harcourt, 1975-2024 (bulk 1975-1976)

 

Collection context

Summary

Collection number:
MS 10817
Creator:
Wood, Adrian, Emeritus Professor (1946)
Extent:
(1 folder)
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Adrian Wood relating to Geoffrey Harcourt, National Library of Australia, MS 10817, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
This collection comprises correspondence between Professors Adrian Wood, Geoffrey Harcourt and his student Peter Kenyon, relating to similarities in their academic paper, with Wood's PhD thesis and published book. Included are Wood's letters, handwritten comments (a later transcription), and a signed copy of Harcourt and Kenyon's reprint in Kyklos. A newly created context and summary accompanies this material.
Biographical / Historical:

Economist. A student at Cambridge and Harvard, later returning to teach. From 2000-2005 he was Chief Economist of the UK's Department for International Development. He is now Professor Emeritus of International Development at Oxford. While studying for his PhD at Cambridge in the 1970s he met Geoffrey Harcourt and they maintained a professional relationship, sharing the development of ideas about investment and pricing that economists still revisit today.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Academic
Economy

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10057882).
Conditions Governing Use:
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10057882).
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Adrian Wood relating to Geoffrey Harcourt, National Library of Australia, MS 10817, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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