«Meldolesi has given us a comprehensible, stimulating and admiring portrayal of Hirschman’s world view [...] This is a book that will expand the mind of anyone - student or teacher, economist, political scientist, sociologist or historian - who has met Hirschman before, however briefly , [...] and was intrigued by one of the most original minds of the economics».
Michael Roemer, Harvard University, Journal of Economic Literature, 1996

“It is a challenging task to write an intellectual biography of someone whose thought is as rich, subtle, and subversive as Albert Hirschman's. Luca Meldolesi has achieved a result which demonstrates the richness, subtlety, and subversiveness of Hirschman's thinking in about-equal proportions and intothe bargain with an affection and respect which we all share. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Hirschman's works, 191 of which are listed in the bibliography”.
Rosemary Thorpe, The Latin American Centre, Oxford, The Economic Journal, 1997