Charles E. Lindblom

Charles E. Lindblom
Born(1917-03-21)March 21, 1917
DiedJanuary 30, 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 100)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forincrementalism (muddling through), pluralism, comparative politics
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsYale University
Doctoral advisorFrank H. Knight

Charles Edward Lindblom (March 21, 1917 – January 30, 2018) was an American academic who studied economics at the University of Chicago and was Sterling Professor emeritus of political science and economics at Yale University. He served as president of the American Political Science Association and the Association for Comparative Economic Studies, as well as director of Yale's Institute for Social and Policy Studies.