Leonard Silk
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Leonard Solomon Silk (May 15, 1918 – February 10, 1995)[1] was an American economist, author, and journalist. Silk's diverse areas of interest included global economics, unemployment, banking, and inflation.[2] Silk wrote for Business Week between 1954 and 1969.[3] He also wrote for the New York Times between 1970 and 1993, first writing editorials, then beginning in 1976, his own column.[2][3]
Silk was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Montclair, New Jersey.[2]
Publications
[edit | edit source]As author
- The Research Revolution. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960.
- Nixonomics. New York: Praeger, 1972.
- The Economists. New York: Avon Books, 1974.
- Ethics and Profits: The Crisis of Confidence in American Business, with David Vogel. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976.
- Economics in Plain English. Simon and Schuster, 1978. Revised and expanded edition in 1986.
- Ideals in Collision: The Relationship Between Business & the News Media, with Rawleigh Warner Jr. Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1979.
- The American Establishment, with Mark Silk. New York: Basic Books, 1980.[4][5]
- Economics in the Real World. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984.
As editor
- Capitalism, the Moving Target. New York: Praeger, 1974.
- People: From Impoverishment to Empowerment, with Üner Kirdar. New York University Press, 1995.
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 1961 Gerald Loeb Award for Magazines for "The United States Invents a New Way to Grow"[6]
- 1977 Gerald Loeb Memorial Award[7]
- 1995 Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award[8]
References
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- ^ Welles, Benjamin. "America's Establishment': A Close-Up Look; The American Establishment, by Leonard Silk and Mark Silk. New York: Basic Books. $13.95." The Christian Science Monitor, October 14, 1980.
- ^ Liebman, Walter H. "Balancing the Books." Review of The American Establishment, by Leonard Silk and Mark Silk. Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly [Boston, Mass.], Vol. 60, No. 49, December 8, 1980, p. 37.
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