TY - JOUR AB - Begins by considering whether the economic theory of the supply, nature and demand for biographies developed by James M. Buchanan and Robert Tollison might apply to this autobiography. Outlines Tisdell’s experiences in his pre‐school years (1939‐1945), at school (1946‐1956) and as a university student (1957‐1963). Covers the period of his first appointment as a temporary lecturer at the Australian National University (1964) and of his postdoctoral travelling scholarship (1965) which took him to Princeton and Stanford and the period of his employment from 1966 onwards. His family and its history are given particular attention. VL - 24 IS - 7/8/9 SN - 0306-8293 DO - 10.1108/03068299710178793 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/03068299710178793 AU - Tisdell Clem PY - 1997 Y1 - 1997/01/01 TI - An abbreviated autobiography: saint or devil? Or neither? T2 - International Journal of Social Economics PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 695 EP - 722 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -