Paul A. Baran (1910 - 1964) was an American economist known for his Marxist views. He was born in Russia, but had his academic career in the United States, teaching at Stanford University from 1949 until his death of a heart attack in 1964. He is sometimes associated with the Neo-Marxian school of thought.

Major works

• "The Political Economy of Underdevelopment" (1952),Manchester School
• The Political Economy of Growth (1957)
• "The Commitment of the Intellectual" (1961), Monthly Review
• Monopoly Capital: An essay on the American economic and social order (1966), with Paul Sweezy
• The Longer View: Essays toward a critique of political economy (1970)
• The Political Economy of Neo-Colonialism (1975)

About Paul Baran

• Bellod Redondo, J. F. (2008); "Monopolio e Irracionalidad: Microfundamentos de la Teoría Baran - Sweezy"; revista Principios - Estudios de Economía Política, pp 65 - 84, nº 10, Fundación Sistema, Madrid.

External links

From the History of Economic Thought pages at The New School's website:

• The Neo-Marxian Schools
• Economic Development

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