Professor Emeritus
Email:听rneedham@uwaterloo.ca
Retired: 2007
Published聽books and articles in books and journals
- "Bill Krehm at 100". COMER Journal of the Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform, (In Honour of Bill Krehm Turning 100), Vol. 25, No. 11, November 2013, pp. 4-6.
- "Milton Friedman and Conservative Economics: Gatekeeper Economics II,"聽Committee On Monetary and Economic Reform (COMER), Vol. 25, No. 4 (April 2013) 1-9
- "Profit as the Root of All Evil: The Devil is in the Details", COMER, Vol 24, No 12 (December 2012), 7-12.
- "A Family of Capitalist Values", COMER, Vol. 24, No. 11 (November 2012), 3-9.
- "The Proper Canadian Nationalism is Ethical", COMER, Vol 24 #10 October 2012,3-6.
- Gatekeeper Economics 1: Economics, Economy and Society? Conformance with Experience. COMER, Vol 24,#9. September 2012, 3,4.
- "Is the Function of Mainstream Economics to Avoid the Analysis of Business as War?" COMER, Vol 24,#9, Sept 2012, 7,8, 9.
- 鈥淪ome Comments on the Cambridge Paradigm: An Introduction to Modern Economics,鈥 in: The Subtle Anatomy of Capitalism, J.G. Schwartz, ed., (Goodyear Publishing Company, 1977).
- Understanding the Canadian Economy: A Political Economy Approach鈥擨鈥擬icro-economics, (Toronto:听 Wall and Thompson, 1989).
- 鈥淭he Last Word: What if the Neo-Classical Model of Costs and Prices is Wrong?鈥 In: W.H. Pope, All you must Know About Economics, Second Edition. (Toronto: Bergandal, 1997).
- Lerner, Sally, Charles Clark and W. Robert Needham Basic Income: Economic Security for all Canadians, (Toronto: Between the Lines Press, 1999).
- "Reforming Economics-Ten Quick Steps towards Reality Economics",聽COMER, (Vol. 20, No. 7, July 2008) 5, 6, 7.
- Letter to President of the University of Chicago re Establishment of Milton Friedman Institute, COMER (Vol. 21, No. 3, March 2009), 13.
Other Publications
- 鈥淭he Regional Economic Base: Concept, Measurement and Forecasting Growth Prospects,鈥 The Concept of a Regional Development Plan, Progress Report: Regional Evaluation Phase, Vol. 1, Co-author, L.P. Fletcher, Planning and Resources Institute, University of 蓝莓视频, 1968.
- 鈥淭he Methodology of Programming Capital Expenditures Arising Out of a Regional Development Plan.鈥 The Concept of a Regional Development Plan, Progress Report, Vol. II, Co-author, L.P. Fletcher, Planning and Resources Institute, University of 蓝莓视频, 1970.
- 鈥淪ome Comments on 1980 Federal Election Issues,鈥 Prepared for the 蓝莓视频 Chamber of Commerce for Publication in the 蓝莓视频 Chronicle, 蓝莓视频 Chronicle, January 1980. (Issues of 23/01/80; 30/01/80; 06/02/80; 13/02/80)
- 鈥淐urrent Economic Policy in Canada and an Alternative Economic Strategy,鈥 July 1982. Kitchener-蓝莓视频 Record, September 7, 1982.
- 鈥淭he Role of the Universities in the Nuclear Debate,鈥 Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Bulletin, April 1984, 25-26.
- 鈥淐anada in Crisis: Can Canadians Overcome the Problems that Threaten to Destroy their Country.鈥澛 One of five articles in 蓝莓视频 Alumni, (Fall 1991). Included with contributions by: Professors John English, History; Donald Horton, History; Terrence J. Downey, Political Science; Sylvia Ostry, University of 蓝莓视频, Chancellor.
Book reviews
- Societ茅 de Demographie Historique, 鈥淎nnales de Demographie Historique,鈥 1969, Villes et Villages de l鈥橝ncienne France,鈥 Journal of Economic History, XXXI(1971), 993-994.
- Officer, L.H. and Smith, G.H., 鈥淐anadian Economic Problems and Policies,鈥 Journal of Canadian Public Administration, XIV(1971), 474-476.
- Gilmour, J.M., 鈥淪patial Evolution of Manufacturing:听 Southern Ontario, 1851-1871,鈥 Canadian Journal of Economics, VI(1973), 444-447.
- D.G. Alexander, 鈥淎tlantic Canada and Confederation: Essays on Canadian Political Economy,鈥 CAUT Bulletin, (May 1985).
- W. Block, 鈥淥n Economics and the Canadian Bishops,鈥 W. Block and D. Shaw, eds., 鈥淭heology, Third World Development and Economic Justice,鈥 Grail:听 An Ecumenical Journal, II, June 1986.
- W. H. Pope, All You Must Know About Economics. (Toronto: COMER Publications, 1996), viii, 108. ISBN: 0-9680681-0-3. Published in Economic Reform (July 1996).聽 Journal of Business Ethics, 17(1998), 1363-1364.