Gavin Kennedy
Gavin Kennedy (February 20, 1940 - April 25, 2019), was a pioneer of a Scottish Nationalist outlook on economics. He was born in Yorkshire, of Scottish descent.[1][2] He was an author of many books, including Adam Smith's Lost Legacy,[3]Everything is Negotiable: How to Get the Best Deal Every Time,[4][5] Radical Approach: Papers on an Independent Scotland,[6] and of the popular blog Adam Smith The Lost Legacy. Until late 2018 he was a frequent blogger about Adam Smith.[7] His blog focused on his opinions about the "myth" that Adam Smith was the originator of the term "invisible hand" in the sense that it had become interpreted incorrectly by Paul Samuelson and other twentieth-century economists.[8] He also wrote about Keynes on laissez faire.[9]
In academia[edit]
Gavin Kennedy was an Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University, a public university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He taught at Brunel (1970-2), Strathclyde (1972-82), and Heriot-Watt (1982-2005). He was a visiting lecturer at universities and colleges in Britain, Canada and Australia and for numerous government departments. He published widely in defense, business negotiation and classical economics. He wrote on defense economics for Encyclopedia Britannica.[10][11]
In business and politics[edit]
Michael Fry, a columnist who writes for The National , the newspaper that supports an independent Scotland, wrote that Gavin Kennedy founded a company, Negotiate, a training and consulting firm, "to commercialize what he was teaching" at Strathclyde and had already learned from visiting companies like Shell in London and Scottish and Newcastle in Edinburgh. Kennedy established a theory that all negotiators shared a common process with four phases: prepare, debate, propose, and bargain. He recognized, talked about, and wrote about the political volatility in Scotland.[12] He was known as a "negotiator" and wrote about the art of negotiation, not only in politics but also in business.[13]
Books by Gavin Kennedy[edit]
- An Authentic Account of Adam Smith.[14]
- Everything is Negotiable: How to Negotiate and Win.[15]
- Everything is Negotiable: How to Get the Best Deal Every Time.[16]
- Kennedy on Negotiation.[17]
- Adam Smith's Lost Legacy (2005), Palgrave Macmillan publisher.[18]
- Adam Smith: A Moral Philosopher and His Political Economy (2008), Palgrave Macmillan.[19]
- Perfect Negotiation, Random House Business Books.[20]
- Radical Approach: papers on an Independent Scotland (1976), Palingenesis Press Ltd.[21]
- Essential Negotiation: An A to Z Guide (The Economist), Bloomberg Press.[22]
- The New Negotiating Edge: The Behavioral Approach for Results and Relationships (1998), Nicholas Brealey Publisher.[23]
Biography[edit]
Gavin Kennedy was born February 20, 1940, the son of Robert Neil and Anne Kennedy.
He was a Professor Emeritus at Edinburgh University and taught at Heriot-Watt University.[24] His lectures are still part of the curriculum at Edinburgh Business School. In his second home city he became as personally popular as he had been in the first one. During lavish parties at his big house in Morningside, Edinburgh, the Tory Secretary of State, Malcolm Rifkind, might rub shoulders with the Labour Party leader John Smith. Kennedy was not however neutral politically. He was a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).[25]
He died peacefully at home on April 25, 2019 attended by his second wife Patricia. He was the father of six children, Kim, Karen, Florence, Beatrice and Gavin, and a grandfather and great-grandfather. He was an "Inspiring academic, teacher and negotiator." Funeral service was held at Mortonhall Crematorium, Main Chapel on May 8. Wednesday, there was a retiral collection in aid of Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland and Marie Curie.
On his Lost Legacy blog he mentioned that he was in poor health and that he had started a further book about Adam Smith bringing in an historical perspective on free markets. He left his papers to the National Library of Scotland.[26]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Obituary: Professor Gavin Kennedy, pioneer of Nationalist outlook on economics". The National. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Staff - Professor Gavin Kennedy | Negotiate". Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ Humphrey, Thomas M. "Book Review of 'Adam Smith's Lost Legacy' by Gavin Kennedy: The Real Adam Smith". Region Focus. Richmond, Virginia: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Summer 2006): 49–51.
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. Everything is negotiable (4th ed.). Random House Business. ISBN 978-1-84794-001-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. "Negotiation Course-Taster" (PDF). Edinburgh Business School. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ Kennedy, G. (1976). The radical approach : papers on an independent Scotland (First ed.). Palingenesis Press. ISBN 090547001X. Search this book on
- ↑ "Weekend Reading: Gavin Kennedy on Adam Smith: "Bound by The World Order in Which He Lived"". Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. "Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand: From Metaphor to Myth · Econ Journal Watch: Adam Smith, invisible hand, metaphor". econjwatch.org. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "Economist's View: 'Keynes on Laissez-Faire'". economistsview.typepad.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. "Defense economics". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "Authors · Econ Journal Watch". econjwatch.org. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ↑ "Pinch Me! But Where Do We Go From Here?". Scottish Review of Books. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "Obituary: Gavin Kennedy, academic and influential figure in the SNP". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. An authentic account of Adam Smith. ISBN 978-3-319-63802-7. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin (1984). "Everything is negotiable!". London : Arrow Books. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. Everything is negotiable (4th ed.). Random House Business. ISBN 1847940013. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. Kennedy on negotiation. Gower. ISBN 9780566073021. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. Adam Smith's lost legacy. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-51119-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. Adam Smith : a moral philosopher and his political economy. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-9948-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. Perfect negotiation : all you need to get it right first time (New ed.). Random House Business Books. ISBN 1844131491. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, G. (1976). The radical approach : papers on an independent Scotland (First ed.). Palingenesis Press. ISBN 090547001X. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin. Essential negotiation : an A-Z guide (2nd ed.). Bloomberg Press. ISBN 1576603520. Search this book on
- ↑ Kennedy, Gavin (1998). The new negotiating edge : the behavioral approach for results and relationships. Nicholas Brealey Pub. ISBN 1857882059. Search this book on
- ↑ "Authors · Econ Journal Watch". econjwatch.org. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "Remembering Gavin Kennedy (1940-2019)". Bella Caledonia. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "National Library of Scotland archive of papers of Gavin Kennedy" (PDF). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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