In memory of A.N. McLeod

McLEOD, Alexander Norman, in his 96^th year, on Sunday morning, February 25, 2007. Beloved husband for 65 years of Rosalind, dear father of Norman (Elaine), Bruce (Marian), Keith, and Ronald (Yvonne); grandfather of Heather, Kirstie, Alexander, Rory, Brynne, Cameron, Andrew, William and Michael; great-grandfather of Rebecca and Ella Rose. Professor Emeritus (Economics), York University, scholar and author, scout master and sailor; followed his passion for economic justice in the early, promising years of the International Monetary Fund in missions to Libya, Central America, and Saudi Arabia. First Chief Economist of the Toronto Dominion Bank, chair of the Bankers’ Committee of the Porter Commission; Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 2 at 2:00 p.m., at Richmond Hill United Church, 10,201 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice. The family wishes to express their appreciation to the staff at Leisureworld Ellesmere for the wonderful care he received in his last months.

Macroeconomic Theory and Public Policy

Prof. A. N. McLeod

Alex McLeod was Professor Emeritus of York University in Toronto; former Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago; former Chief Economist of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served on various missions for the International Monetary Fund, 1948-1955. He held a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.

ARTICLES for on-line viewing or downloading:

• Suggestions for a Progressive Political Strategy

• Roadblocks in the Way of a New Full-Employment Stategy

• A New Progressive Economic Organization

• A Critique of Neo-Classicism and New Keynesianism

• Suggestions For The Alternative Federal Budget (In Canada)

• Government Deficits And Debts: Their Cause And Cure

• An Important Report on the U.S. Economy

• Liberal Economists of the World Unite

• Canada's Economic and Political Future

• L'avenir Politique du Canada

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

• "The Problem Is Inflation-Control, Not Spending-Control", BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO QUARTERLY REVIEW, June 1995

• "A Critique of Neoclassicism and New Keynesianism", EASTERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, Winter 1997

BOOKS (for the public)

• HUNTING A PARADIGM: AN ECONOMIST'S QUEST Click on the title for details and order form.

• THE FEARSOME DILEMMA: SIMULTANEOUS INFLATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT, revised edition: ISBN 1-55128-010-8, Mercury Press, 1994. Controlling inflation without creating unemployment, thereby enabling a new full-employment strategy.

TEXTBOOKS

• THE PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, University Press of America, 1984. Advanced theory of financial institutions. [Out of print. The author has ONE last copy for sale.]

• THE PRACTICE OF ECONOMICS, ISBN 1-56000-083-X, Transaction Publishers, 1992. Do-it-yourself introductory economics.

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