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Hazel Henderson

author of Building a Win-Win World and other books, co-created with the Calvert group of socially-responsible mutual funds,the Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators

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Abolish the “Nobel” in economics: Many scientists agree.

by Hazel Henderson

Caracas (Venezuela) | 16 December 2004

The widely-touted , so-called " Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics " isn’t a proper Nobel Prize at all. For many years, I and others have sought to correct this widespread error by reminding people of its actual name: The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel. (...)