Albert Hirschman: Legacy and Debates

Luca Meldolesi, full professor of economic policy, University of Naples Italy (emeritus). Advisor: the Minister of Defense (1992-93); the Ministry of Finance (1995-8). President, Comitato emersione: Prime Minister’s Office (1999-2004) and Ministry of Labour (2004-2008). President, A Colorni-Hirschman International Institute (2016 to the present). Author: Discovering the Possible. The Surprising World of Albert O. Hirschman, Notre Dame Univ. Press, 1995). Series Editor: "Albert Hirschman’s Legacy: Works and Discussions": Peter Lang Publisher, since 2019. Nicoletta Stame, Sociologist, PhD (State University of New York and Catania University), emerita professor Sapienza University of Roma, past President European Evaluation Society and Associazione Italiana di Valutazione, member of the editorial board of Evaluation, vice-president of A Colorni-Hirschman International Institute.

A note - Three points on possibilism: Luca Meldolesi - My interview with Albert Hirschman: Marta Petrusewicz - Unexpected linkages and social energy in collective action: Elizabeth Jelin - On teaching Hirschman: Philipp Lepenies - Uncertainty as an opportunity: Osvaldo Néstor Feinstein - Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the history of economics: Richard Adelstein - Hirschman’s critique of the economics profession: Ilene Grabel - On the applicability of Albert Hirschman’s Shifting Involvements for the historian: Charles S. Maier - Marxism, imperialism, and the future of undeveloped societies: From expected to unintended consequences: Baruch Knei-Paz - The context of Otto Albert’s politicization: Christian Fleck - Hirschman, Geertz, and my experience: Robert Darnton - Hirschman’s legacy in dealing with the private sector: Vincenzo Marino - Possibilism as a cornerstone of consultancy: Francesco Messina - Providing innovation to the South: Francesco Cicione and Gennaro di Cello - Hirschman’s theory in business management practice: Renato Bruno - “Regional Entrepreneurial Transformation Process” in Lusatia—a Hirschmanian approach to socio-economic transformations?: Hans Rüdiger Lange - The Abraham Path: Economic development across fragile communities in the West Bank: Marinella Ariano - Reflections of a sanitarian: Laura Orlando - Sustaining success? Voice and accountable discretion in Bangalore’s Water for the Poor Program, 10 years later: Meenu Tewari - Capacity-building for development projects: Efficiency plus generosity: Paolo Di Nola - Evaluation for local development: Laura Tagle - Social learning and the World Bank: Tom Kenyon and Alberto Criscuolo - Implementation (and reform) really is “a long voyage of discovery”: Michael Woolcock - Intersecting exit, voice, and loyalty: Feedback from Nigeria: Lesley Amede Obiora - Inequality and the inventiveness of history: Albert Hirschman’s “tunnel effect” in South Africa: Brian Levy - How the rhetoric of reaction justifies the legalized exploitation of migrant care labor: Marianne Egger De Campo - Reactionary and progressive rhetoric in post-communist transformation: A note on translating Hirschman’s ideas into a different context: Marek Skovajsa - Index of Names