Kenneth E. Boulding
British-American economist (1910–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kenneth Ewart Boulding (/ˈboʊldɪŋ/; January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993) was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher.[2][3] Boulding was the author of two citation classics: The Image: Knowledge in Life and Society (1956) and Conflict and Defense: A General Theory (1962). He was co-founder of general systems theory and founder of numerous ongoing intellectual projects in economics and social science. He was married to sociologist Elise M. Boulding.
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Born | Kenneth Ewart Boulding (1910-01-18)18 January 1910 Liverpool, UK |
Died | 18 March 1993(1993-03-18) (aged 83) |
Nationality | British, American |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Known for | Boulding's Hierarchy Kenneth Boulding's evolutionary perspective Spaceship Earth Loss-of-strength gradient |
Spouse(s) | Elise M. Boulding (m. 1941; 5 children; William Boulding et al.) |
Awards | John Bates Clark Medal (1949) 33 honorary degrees[1]: 5 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Economics Systems theory Evolutionary economics |
Institutions | University of Edinburgh Colgate University Iowa State University University of Michigan The University of the West Indies University of Colorado at Boulder |
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