George Dalton (1926-1991) Papers 1945-1991 1960-1991

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George Dalton (1926-1991) Papers 1945-1991 1960-1991

http://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/catalog/inu-ead-nua-archon-646

Economist George Dalton's papers fill 58 boxes spanning the period 1945-1991. Most of the material dates from 1960 to 1991. The papers are organized in five main categories: biographical materials, education files, correspondence, teaching files, and publications. Small amounts of material are arranged under the headings research files and papers presented before professional organizations. Within each category the files are arranged alphabetically by folder title unless stated otherwise.

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Northwestern University Archives

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Dalton, George

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Economist George Dalton was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 2, 1926. Much of Dalton's writing grew out of Polanyi's views on economics, especially in primitive and developing societies, and he became well known as a somewhat acerbic defender of Polanyi's approach to economic anthropology. Dalton's most widely-used book was Economic Systems and Society: Capitalism, Communism, and the Third World, published by Penguin in 1974. Dalton joined the faculty of Northwestern University...