Background
Brittan, Samuel was born on December 29, 1933 in London. Son of Joseph and Kiva (Lipetz) Brittan.
Brittan, Samuel was born on December 29, 1933 in London. Son of Joseph and Kiva (Lipetz) Brittan.
Bachelor in Economics with 1st class honors, Cambridge University, 1955. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1961. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Heriot-Watt University, 1985.
Doctor (honorary), Essex University, 1994.
With Finance Times, London, 1955-1961, principal economics commentator, since 1966, assistant editor, since 1978. Economics editor Observer, 1961-1964. Advisor Department Of Economic Affairs, 1965.
Research fellow Nuffield College, 1973-1974, visiting fellow, 1974-1982. Visiting professor Chicago Law School, 1978. Member Peacock Committee on Finance British Broadcasting Corporation, 1985-1986.
Honorary professor politics University Warwick, 1987-1992. Honorary fellow Jesus College, Cambridge, since 1988.
Author: Left or Right: The Bogus Dilemma, 1968, The Price of Economic Freedom: A Guide to Flexible Rates, 1970, Steering the Economy, 3d edition, 1971, Is There an Economic Consensus?, 1973, Capitalism and the Permissive Society, 1973. (with Peter Lilley) The Delusion of Incomes Policy, 1977. The Economic Consequences of Democracy, 1977, How to End the 'Monetarist' Controversy, 1981, Role and Limits of Government: Essays in Political Economy, 1983, Capitalism with a Human Face, Edward Elgar, 1995, Capitalism with a Human Face, Fontana, 1996.
Pioneering work on interaction between economic doctrine and political influences in British economic policy. Critical analysis of the ‘left-right’ spectrum in relation to economic and other policy. Reinterpretation of free-market doctrines in relation to alternative value systems.
Systemic weaknesses of democratic political economies. Empirical examination of degree of consensus among economists. Role of money Gross Domestic Product as ultimate target for financial policy.
And property rights in national resources with special reference to State-owned corporations and North Sea oil.
Peacock Committee on Finance of the BBC 1985-1986.
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