Basil Yamey

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Basil Selig Yamey CBE (4 May 1919 – 9 November 2020) was a South African economist and expert in the history of accounting.^[1]

Career

He was born in Cape Town in South Africa in May 1919,^[2] and educated at the University of Cape Town. For many years he was a professor at the London School of Economics. He was a part-time member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission from 1966 to 1978, and author of many books and articles, including one on the economics of underdeveloped countries co-authored with Peter Thomas Bauer.^[3]

Yamey's interest in rational economic decision-making led him to study historical

• JSTOR 2226978
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• Basil S. Yamey (1949). "Scientific bookkeeping and the rise of capitalism".
  JSTOR 2589824
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• Basil S. Yamey (1972). "Predatory Price Cutting: Notes and Comments".
  S2CID 153377713
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Books

• Peter Thomas Bauer; Basil S. Yamey (1957). The Economics of Under-developed Countries. Cambridge University Press.
• Basil S. Yamey (1978). Essays on the history of accounting. New York: Arno Press.
  ISBN 0-405-10933-4
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• Basil S. Yamey (1989). Art & Accounting. New Haven:
  ISBN 0-300-04227-2
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References

1. S2CID 234771976
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2. ^ Profile of Basil Yamey
3. ^ "World Connect". Retrieved 22 August 2013.
4. ^ A trip down memory lane

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