David Ellerman Explained

David Patterson Ellerman (born 14 March 1943) is a philosopher and author who works in the fields of economics and political economy, social theory and philosophy, quantum mechanics, and in mathematics. He has written extensively on workplace democracy based on a modern treatment of the labor theory of property and the theory of inalienable rights as rights based on de facto inalienable capacities.

Education

Ellerman was born 14 March 1943.[1] He received an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1965.[1] He went on to Boston University for his graduate work, receiving an MA in philosophy of science in 1967, an MA in economics in 1968, and a doctorate in mathematics in 1972.[1] His PhD thesis was titled Sheaves Of Relational Structures And Ultraproducts, and was advised by Rohit Jivanlal Parikh.[2]

Career

After his PhD, Ellerman remained teaching at Boston University in the mathematics and then the economic department until 1976.[1] He then taught economics at the University of Massachusetts, Boston until 1982, then at Boston College until 1987, and finally at Tufts University until 1990.[1] In 1990, he moved to Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he started a labor consulting firm.[3] From 1992 until 2003, he worked at the World Bank as an economics advisor to the Chief Economist (Joseph Stiglitz and Nicholas Stern).[1] [3] From 2003 to 2020, he was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Riverside and since 2020, he is an associate researcher at the University of Ljubljana.[1] [3]

Books

Ellerman's books include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curriculum Vitae. David Ellerman.
  2. Sheaves Of Relational Structures And Ultraproducts . Ellerman. David Patterson. Boston University. 1972. . PhD thesis.
  3. Book: Ellerman, David. The Uses of Diversity: Essays in Polycentricity. 15 May 2020. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1-79362-373-7. 247. About the Author.
  4. Reviews of Helping People Help Themselves:
    • Review: Ask the Experts? The World Bank and International Development Lending in the Twenty-First Century. Review of International Political Economy. 16. 2. 2009. Park. Susan. 153960296. 27756161. 329–349. 10.1080/09692290902718494.
    • Review. Nutzinger. Hans G.. Zeitschrift für die gesamte Staatswissenschaft. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics . 162. 3. 2006. 540–542. 40752601.
    • Hillyard. Daniel. Hall. Joshua C.. 108728608. David Ellerman: Helping People Help Themselves: From The World Bank to an Alternative Philosophy of Development Assistance. Knowledge, Technology & Policy. 20. 3. 2007. 203–205. 0897-1986. 10.1007/s12130-007-9026-4.
    • Schuh. G. Edward. December 2008. 10.1016/j.socec.2008.05.006. 6. The Journal of Socio-Economics. 2566–2567. Book review. 37.
  5. Nutzinger. Hans G.. August 1996. 10.1111/j.1467-6435.1996.tb01407.x. 3. Kyklos. 472–473. Review of Intellectual Trespassing as a Way of Life. 49.
  6. Reviews for Property and Contract in Economics:
    • Review. Lawson. Colin. The Slavonic and East European Review. 71. 4. 1993. 792–793. 4211433.
    • Review. Devine. Pat. Economic Journal. 103. 421. 1993. 2234490. 1560–1561. 10.2307/2234490.
    • Bartlett. Will. 220850066. May 1994. 10.1177/0143831x94152010. 2. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 296–298. Reviews. 15.
    • Smith. Stephen C.. December 1994. 10.1006/jcec.1994.1115. 3. Journal of Comparative Economics. 463–466. Property and Contract in Economics. 19.
    • Book Reviews. Lutz. Mark A.. Review of Social Economy. 53. 1. 1995. 141–147. 10.1080/00346769500000007. 29769762.
    • Woltjer. Geert. 195243866. March 1996. 10.1007/bf00149085. 1. European Journal of Law and Economics. 109–112. Book review. 3.
  7. Reviews for The Democratic Worker-Owned Firm:
    • Graeser. Paul. August 1991. 10.1111/j.1467-6435.1991.tb01771.x. 3. Kyklos. 464–466. Reviews. 44.
    • Quarter. Jack. 220838238. August 1992. 10.1177/0143831x92133010. 3. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 445–447. Reviews. 13.
    • Doucouliagos. Chris. 153913777. September 1993. 10.1177/048661349302500321. 3. Review of Radical Political Economics. 143–145. Book Review: The Democratic Worker-Owned Firm. 25.
  8. Bell. Philip W.. Kirkland. William Alexander. Review. Accounting Review. 58. 4. 1983. 846–847. 247085.