Joseph J. Spengler Best Book Award

The History of Economics Society awards yearly the Joseph J. Spengler
Prize for the best book in the history of economics. Beside the honor,
there is a stipend of $500 plus travel expenses up to $500 to attend
Nomination process: Any publisher may nominate one or two books and
should submit a nominating note and four copies of the book for each
book nominated. Any individual, including a book's author, may submit
a nominating note and four copies of the book nominated. Eligible
books may be re-nominated in successive years. (Individual nominators
may wish to ask the nominee's publisher to supply the copies. Before
nominating a book, individuals may wish to check with the HES
Secretary, to ensure that the book has not already been nominated).

To be considered, nominations (and the four book copies) must be
received no later than December 31, 2009.

Copies should be sent to the committee chair, Marianne Johnson, Department
of Economics, 800 Algoma Blvd., College of Business, University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, 54901, USA.


Marianne Johnson