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Kornai János halálával egy magányos óriást vesztett el a világ közgazdaság-tudománya. Nem volt iskolákba sorolható, sosem a nyájszellem vagy a divat vezette tollát, hanem a valóság tisztelete. Hat és fél évtizeden át volt jelen itthon és világszerte. Mindig a kor legfontosabb kérdéseihez szólt hozzá. Távol tartotta magát attól a termékeny – és újabban már a Nobel-díjig is elvivő – igénytelen gyakorlattól, ami kerüli a vitás kérdéseket, inkább a jól bevett megközelítéseket cizellálja. Mindig mást mondott, mint a többség, másként mondta, és többnyire neki lett igaza.
With the death of János Kornai, the world of economics has lost a lone giant. He was not a man of schools, never driven by the spirit of the flock or fashion, but by respect for reality. For six and a half decades he was a presence at home and abroad. He always addressed the most important issues of the day. He refrained from the unpretentious practice, prolific - and more recently leading to the Nobel Prize - of avoiding controversial issues and instead chiselled well-established approaches. He always said differently from the majority, he said differently, and he was usually right.
With the death of János Kornai, the world of economics has lost a lone giant. He was not a man of schools, never driven by the spirit of the flock or fashion, but by respect for reality. For six and a half decades he was a presence at home and abroad. He always addressed the most important issues of the day. He refrained from the unpretentious practice, prolific - and more recently leading to the Nobel Prize - of avoiding controversial issues and instead chiselled well-established approaches. He always said differently from the majority, he said differently, and he was usually right.
Translated title of the contribution | Foreword. A selection from the writings of János Kornai in the Economic Review |
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Original language | Hungarian |
Pages (from-to) | 1-2 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Közgazdasági Szemle |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2022 |