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An example of a living author relinquishing authorship:
1st ed: Christopher Johnson Measuring the Economy: A guide to understanding
official statistics Penguin 1988
2nd ed: Christopher Johnson and Simon Briscoe Measuring the Economy: a guide to
understanding official statistics, new edition Penguin 1995.
3ed ed: Simon Briscoe Interpreting the Economy: an essential guide to economic statistics
Penguin 2000. Inside the book it is described as a new edition of the old book,
though under a new title, and it is mentioned that Johnson served as a "Consultant
Editor" on the new edition, so presumably it met with his approval.
Sorry it is an example that will be unfamiliar to readers outside the UK. Though I
cannot remember other examples, I think there are other examples where an author has
decided that his or her contribution has become so small (presumably reflected in the
share of royalties) that it is fair for all the credit to go to his or her co-
author. Presumably the history of the book is usually detailed somewhere inside it.
After all, there are lots of books where generous assistance is provided by
someone who does not wish to be credited as a co-author, even others might think he or
she should be described as such. This situation is not that different from dropping a name
from a new edition.
Roger Backhouse
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