Biography:Robert Hessen
Robert Hessen | |
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| Born | 1936 New York City , New York, US |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Queens College (BA) Harvard University (MA) Columbia University (PhD) |
Robert Hessen (born 1936) is an American economic and business historian. He is a professor at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and a senior research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.[1] He is an Objectivist and has authored several books, analyzing business and economic issues from an Objectivist perspective.
Early life and education
Robert Hessen was born in New York City . He received his Bachelor of Arts from Queens College, his Master of Arts from Harvard University, and then his Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University.
Career
 Remarks on Ayn Rand—Excepts of an interview with Hessen for the 2005 documentary Birth of Objectivism by Duncan Scott. |
Prior to joining the Hoover Institution and taking his current position at Stanford, he taught at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University.
He was associated with philosopher Ayn Rand for 25 years, contributed articles to two of her periodicals, as well as her book, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. He was a featured commentator on Milton Friedman's award-winning PBS television documentary series, Free to Choose.
In 1985, Hessen became one of the founding board of governors of the Ayn Rand Institute.[2]
Among the books he has written are Steel Titan: The Life of Charles M. Schwab and In Defense of the Corporation. He is also the editor of the multi-volume series Hoover Archival Documentaries. He has featured shorter works in such diverse publications as The New York Times , Barron's, Business History Review, Labor History, The Hastings Law Journal and the Journal of Law and Economics. His essays, discussing capitalism and presenting a private-property-and-contractual model of corporations, were published in the Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics and the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics.
Books
Hessen's books include:
- Steel Titan: The Life of Charles M. Schwab (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1975)[3]
- In Defense of the Corporation (Hoover Institution Press, 1979)[4]
- Does Big Business Rule America? (edited, Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1982)[5]
- Berlin Alert: The Memoirs and Reports of Truman Smith (edited, Hoover Institution Press, 1984)[6]
- Breaking with Communism: The Intellectual Odyssey of Bertram D. Wolfe (edited, Hoover Institution Press, 1990)[7]
References
- ↑ Tupy, Marian. "Bernie Is Not a Socialist and America Is Not Capitalist". https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/03/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialism/471630/. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Announcements". The Objectivist Forum 5 (6): 13–15. December 1984.
- ↑ Reviews of Steel Titan:
- Gerald G. Eggert, The American Historical Review, JSTOR 1865061
- Harold C. Livesay, The Business History Review, JSTOR 3113003
- Glenn Porter, "A Picture from Life's Other Side: Pocket Robber Baron", Reviews in American History, JSTOR 2701459
- Roger D. Simon, Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies, JSTOR 27772488
- W. Ross Yates, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, JSTOR 20091117
- ↑ Reviews of In Defense of the Corporation:
- Richard D. Auster, Southern Economic Journal, JSTOR 1057263
- Barry D. Baysinger, Public Choice, JSTOR 30023432
- Robert C. Downs, UMKC Law Review, [1]
- John C. Goodman, Journal of Economic Literature, JSTOR 2723920
- Donald L. Kemmerer, The Business History Review, JSTOR 3114094
- F. G. Kempin Jr., American Business Law Journal, [2]
- Edwin A. Locke, The Academy of Management Review, JSTOR 257210
- Henry G. Manne, University of Miami Law Review, [3]
- Lee E. Preston, The Bell Journal of Economics, JSTOR 3003366
- Walter Werner, Columbia Law Review, JSTOR 1121936
- Studia Diplomatica, JSTOR 44834800
- ↑ Review of Does Big Business Rule America?:
- ↑ Reviews of Berlin Alert:
- ↑ Review of Breaking with Communism:
External links
- Biographical profile at the Hoover Institution
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