Principles of Political Economy - Third Edition Acknowledgments

I began writing this textbook in the summer of 2013 and did not complete it 2018 . The love and support of my wife Stacy and my son Charles were the most important factors that allowed me to complete the book . Their patience and understanding mean more to me than I can ever express . My parents also provided valuable support and continued to show interest in the project as it progressed . I am deeply grateful to them as well . My brother Michael was exceedingly patient with me as he developed a vision for the cover . I am extremely pleased with the final product , and he deserves all the credit for the vision . Aside from the many instructors and textbook authors that I mention in the preface to this book , I want to express deep appreciation to University for granting me a University Research Professorship . Freed from teaching responsibilities during the spring of 2018 , I managed to complete the five remaining chapters and edit most of the book . also agreed to publish the textbook as an Open Educational Resource ( OER ) ensuring that students and interested readers can access the free anywhere in the world where access to the internet exists . I am thankful to as well for granting me an OER Development Award in April 2019 , which allowed me to cover most of the costs that I incurred to obtain permissions for the use of

DANIEL SAROS copyrighted material . I am also extremely grateful to for providing the software that allowed me to convert my Word files into a format more suitable for publication . Special thanks go to four individuals who supported my extensive summaries of their work in the book . Ian Fletcher agreed to let me summarize his perspective on trade theory and new trade theory in Chapter 19 . Roger Garrison allowed me to summarize his diagrammatic presentation of Austrian theory in Chapter 14 . Terrence supported the inclusion of my detailed summary of his analysis of the three social structures of accumulation in economic history in Chapter 14 . Finally , David supported my inclusion of a modified version of his model that contrasts economic policy with austerity policy in Chapter 18 . Without their generosity , the book would have suffered due to a lack of these additional perspectives . I am also extremely grateful to johns Hopkins University Press for granting me permission to include the invaluable Figure in Chapter . I also wish to thank and Xie , two graduate International Economics and Finance ( students at University who worked diligently for me during the summer of 2013 . They edited five chapters and offered valuable suggestions that I incorporated into the final version of the textbook . I am also grateful to Jon Bull in the Christopher Center Library at University for helping me decide on the most appropriate license for the book and for other very helpful advice . I also wish to thank Prof .

PRINCIPLES Ruth for some helpful suggestions regarding references and permissions . I also want to thank my excellent colleagues in the Department of Economics at University , both past and present . They have been Wonderful to work with over the years . Beck , Sara , Mike , and have all been very supportive and wonderful to work with during my years at . Finally , I would like to thank the many students that I have taught over the years . Their reactions to the lessons in this book helped me to refine and improve the presentation in countless ways .