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A.W. Coats edited a book about that, entitled Economists in Government, 
Duke Univ. Press, 1981, gathering papers talking about Britain, 
Australia, Brazil, India, the US etc. 
 
Hutchinson also talks about this issue in his Knowledge and ignorance in 
economics, as well as Thurow in his Dangerous Currents. Thurow mentions 
that of the 16 members of Carter's staff in 1976, 5 were economics Phds. 
 
In Brazil we have a strong tradition of economists holding important 
positions as public administrators. Their participation in the government 
increased during the military regime, and apparently did not decrease 
afterwards. The only similar experience seems to be that of Israel. If 
you read Portuguese, you can find more about this in Loureiro, Maria 
Rita, Os economistas no governo, Editora Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, 
1997. 
 
Ana Maria Bianchi 
Universidade de Sao Paulo 
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