There was a lively gathering of young and old economic dissenters at London’s UCL this week. We were there to celebrate the life of a leading dissenter, the distinguished economist, Professor Victoria Chick who died in January at the age of 86. Vicky achieved greatness despite the adversity of working with, and against the orthodoxy of mainstream economics.
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