THE TWO MAJOR ASPECTS of the problem of economic misrepresentation, to which the
title refers, will be presented in two successive articles. This, the first, limits itself to …

IN A PRECEDING ARTICLE bearing the same title, an attempt was made to sketch the
scope of economic misrepresentation by recording a relevant, though in no way entirely …

When we note with anxiety and alarm the countless instances of distortion of the truth about
our country's past and present, questions invariably arise regarding the reasons underlying …

By STANLEY L. PAYNE Special Surveys have instead relied upon somewhat would seem to
be some basis for be more rational campaigns of" informa-lieving that our scruples concerni …

The dynamics of the system of legitimacy depends very much on informa-tion flows among
persons and segments of the society and is particularly affected by cognitive dissonance. If a …

In the address which I had the honor to deliver on this presidential platform last year,
attention was directed to the relation between economics and social progress. The effort was …

of the undercount, both argued that the incidence of unem-ployment and poverty were
overstated, as were the government's tax collections as a share of the US economy. Feige's …

I feel sure you have a little list of economic distortions that yo gladly see put underground. I
am aware there are social scientist are sure that economists debase social and cultural …

1. INTRODUCTION ln economics the conviction that the good scientist ought to be and can
be objec· tive and neutral has not yet been shaken. Some of the terms of the new …

This paper has for the author the disappointing character of an experiment with negative
results, plus the humiliation of realizing that this outcome should have been foreseen from …