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Laughlin, James Laurence

(Encyclopedia)Laughlin, James Laurence lŏfˈlĭn [key], 1850–1933, American economist, b. Deerfield, Ohio, Ph.D. Harvard, 1876. He was a distinguished teacher, and as head of the department of political economy ...

Walker, Francis Amasa

(Encyclopedia)Walker, Francis Amasa, 1840–97, American economist, statistician, and educator, b. Boston, grad. Amherst; son of Amasa Walker. In the Civil War he was brevetted brigadier general. Walker's activitie...

Carey, Henry Charles

(Encyclopedia)Carey, Henry Charles, 1793–1879, American economist, b. Philadelphia; son of Mathew Carey. In 1835 he retired from publishing, where he had done notable work, to devote himself to economics. His Pri...

Pigou, Arthur Cecil

(Encyclopedia)Pigou, Arthur Cecil pĭˈgo͞o [key], 1877–1959, British economist, grad. King's College, Cambridge. He was a lecturer at University College, London, and at Cambridge. He was professor of political ...

Suriname

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Suriname so͝orĭnämˈ, –nămˈ [key], officially Republic of Suriname, republic (2015 est. pop. 553,000), 63,037 sq mi (163,266 sq km), NE South America, on the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the ...

Manville

(Encyclopedia)Manville, borough (1990 pop. 10,567), Somerset co., central N.J.; laid out 1906, inc. 1929. Building materials, plastics, clothing, and truck farms contribute to Manville's economy. ...

Carmichael

(Encyclopedia)Carmichael, uninc. residential city (2020 pop. 64,454), Sacramento co., N central Calif., on the American River. Light manufacturing and agriculture for...

Burnley

(Encyclopedia)Burnley, city and district, Lancashire, NW England. Historically a coal mining and cotton-weaving town, Burnley's economy is increasingly dominated by l...

Dorset

(Encyclopedia)Dorset, county, 1,025 sq mi (2,655 sq km), SW England, on the English Channel. The county seat is Dorchester, and the county is divided into six adminis...

Fairfield

(Encyclopedia)Fairfield. 1 City (2020 pop. 10,000), Jefferson co., N central Ala., an industrial suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1919. Founded (1910) by the United ...