Franklin D. Roosevelt III

Franklin "Frank" Delano Roosevelt III (born July 19, 1938) is a professor of economics at Sarah Lawrence College.

He is the son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. and Ethel Roosevelt and grandson of the 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He is the older brother of Christopher du Pont Roosevelt.

A graduate of Yale University, he received his Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research. His work has primarily focused on combining Marxism and capitalism in an attempt to make modern economic systems more fair and less prone to the "winner takes all" scenario.

On June 18, 1962 he married Grace R. Goodyear with whom he has three children:

1. Phoebe Louisa Roosevelt b. February 25, 1965
2. Nicholas Martin Roosevelt b. June 8, 1966 (twin)
3. Amelia Roosevelt (Amie) b. June 8, 1966 (twin), violinist

He is a co-author of:

Samuel Bowles, Richard Edwards, and Frank Roosevelt, Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change, Third Edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005). ISBN 0-19-513865-1

Understanding Capitalism, 3/e provides an introduction to economics with extensive attention to the global economy, inequality, the information revolution, the exercise of power and the historical evolution of economic institutions and individual preferences. Its 'three dimensional approach' focuses on competition in markets, command in firms, governments and international relations, and change as a permanent feature of a capitalist economy promoted by technical innovation and conflict over the distribution of income. Understanding Capitalism, 3/e, is designed for introductory undergraduate courses in economics and students of political economy throughout the social sciences as well as for the general reader.

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