Alan O. Ebenstein
Alan Oliver (Lanny) Ebenstein (born May 28, 1959) is an American political scientist, educator and author, known from his biographical works on Friedrich Hayek[1] and Milton Friedman.[2]
Biography
Born in Princeton, New Jersey to William Ebenstein (1910-1976),[3] who was also an educator and author, and Ruth Ebenstein. He obtained his BA at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1982, and his phD at the London School of Economics in 1988.[4]
After his graduation Ebenstein was instructor at the Antioch University from 1990 to 1993, and was director of research at the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation, established by Art Rupe. In 1992 he was Republican nominee at the California State Assembly election, 1992 for the 35th District.[4] From 1990 to 1998 he was member if the Santa Barbara Board of Education. Since 2008 he is lecturer in economic history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also became adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.
In 1988 Ebenstein co-edited the 5th edition of the Great political thinkers: Plato to the present, which was first published in 1952 edited by his father. Since the 1990s he wrote a series of biographies on economists, starting with Edwin Cannan in 1997, and further on Friedrich Hayek in 2001, and Milton Friedman in 2007.
Selected publications
- Ebenstein, William, and Alan O. Ebenstein (eds.) Great political thinkers: Plato to the present. Fort Worth: Harcourt, 5th ed., 1988.
- Ebenstein, Alan O. The Greatest Happiness Principle: An Examination of Utilitarianism. 1991.
- Ebenstein, Alan O. Friedrich Hayek: A Biography. 2001.
- Ebenstein, Alan O. Hayek's journey: The mind of Friedrich Hayek. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
- Ebenstein, Alan O. Milton Friedman: A Biography. Macmillan, 2007.
- Ebenstein, Lanny Chicagonomics: The Evolution of Chicago Free Market Economics, St. Martin's Press, 2015.
References
- ↑ Turner, Rachel S. Neo-liberal ideology: History, concepts and policies. Oxford University Press, 2008.
- ↑ Peck, Jamie. Constructions of neoliberal reason. Oxford University Press, 2010.
- ↑ Ebenstein, William, 1910-1976 at viaf.org.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ebenstein, Alan O. 1959– at encyclopedia.com. Accessed 30-03-2015.
External links
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- Lanny Ebenstein, adjunct scholar at cato.org
- Dr. Alan Ebenstein: The Rise and Triumph of the Free Market at tfas.org
- Appearances on C-SPAN
