Background
Lekachman, Robert was born on May 12, 1920 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Jennie (Kominsky) Lekachman.
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Lekachman, Robert was born on May 12, 1920 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Jennie (Kominsky) Lekachman.
AB, Columbia University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1954.
Member faculty Barnard College, 1947-1965. Professor economics, chairman department State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1965-1973. Distinguished professor econs Lehman College, City University of New York, 1973-1989.
Consultant Fund for the Republic, Rockefeller Foundation, 20th Century Foundation. Adviser to Committee on Economic Development.
(Economists At Bay: Why The Experts Will Never Solve Your ...)
(History of Economic Ideas Hardcover Jan 01, 1959 ROBERT L...)
(Economics, Current Affairs, US History)
(Economic Studies, Business)
(capitalism for beginners)
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(Economics, Finance)
(rare)
Lekachman identified as a socialist.
Contained in History of Economic Ideas, published in 1959, and still in print.
Board directors Suffolk County American Civil Liberties Union, 1966-1989, member national church-state and academy freedom committees, 1963-1965, member equality committee, from 1972. Founding member Riverside (New York ) Democrats, 1956. Board directors Tamiment Institute With Army of the United States, 1942-1945, PTO. Member American Economic Association, American Association of University Professors, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, League Industrial Democracy, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Eva Leona Woodbrey, June 11, 1948.