The Socratic Economist: Reflections on the Life and Writings of Zane Spindler

Zane Spindler was an inspiration to generations of economists. He wrote over fifty academic articles and supervised countless students. But his greatest legacy was to live the life of the “total economist”. Economics touched every part of his life. And he was unmatched as one who applied rent-seeking analysis to all forms of human interaction. This volume assembles essays on Zane Spindler’s thinking and also on his life, as an extension of his thinking, by distinguished economists from around the globe.