Leonard Silk
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.[3] He also wrote for the New York Times between 1970 and 1993, first writing editorials, then beginning in 1976, his own column.[2][3]
Silk was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Montclair, New Jersey.[2]
Publications[edit]
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
- Capitalism, the Moving Target. New York: Praeger, 1974.
- People: From Impoverishment to Empowerment, with Üner Kirdar. New York University Press, 1995.
Awards[edit]
- 1961 Gerald Loeb Award for Magazines for "The United States Invents a New Way to Grow"[6]
- 1977 Gerald Loeb Memorial Award[7]
- 1995 Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Leonard Silk – Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Leonard Silk Papers, 1929–1985 and undated, bulk 1950–1985". Rubenstein Library, Duke University. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Uchitelle, Louis (February 12, 1995). "Leonard Silk Dies at 76; Times Columnist Helped the Public to Understand Economics". The New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Finance writers win Loeb Awards". The New York Times. May 23, 1962. pp. 63, 69. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Loeb Award Goes To Silk". The Lawton Constitution. Vol. 75, no. 268. Associated Press. August 17, 1977. p. 7. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Government Investment Series Wins Loeb Award". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 1995. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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