Leonard Silk Explained
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. He also wrote for the New York Times between 1970 and 1993, first writing editorials, then beginning in 1976, his own column.[3]
Silk was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Montclair, New Jersey.
Publications
As author
- The Research Revolution. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960.
- 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
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Leonard Silk – Library of Congress . id.loc.gov . December 28, 2021 .
- Web site: Leonard Silk Papers, 1929–1985 and undated, bulk 1950–1985 . Rubenstein Library, Duke University . 2012-09-24.
- News: Uchitelle . Louis . Louis Uchitelle . Leonard Silk Dies at 76; Times Columnist Helped the Public to Understand Economics . The New York Times . February 12, 1995 . 2012-09-24.
- 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.
- Web site: Finance writers win Loeb Awards . May 23, 1962 . . 63, 69 . February 6, 2019.
- News: Loeb Award Goes To Silk . August 17, 1977 . . February 27, 2019 . . 268 . 75 . 7 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Government Investment Series Wins Loeb Award . May 2, 1995 . Los Angeles Times . February 1, 2019.