Does anyone know of a good history/thought text that can be used in an econ principles course. Last term I taught a course, entitled "Foundations of Economics" and used Collander and Landreth's text. I had hoped to teach the basic's of "technical" economics from this text, while Heilbroner's would provide a broader background. The Landreth text also costs almost $60, while Heilb's is much cheaper (in $ terms only), and thus a burden to the students who all work. Finally, I just wrote a piece for Labor Notes, entitled, "Reengineering Academia: The Adjunctization of College Teaching." Have any union locals tried to challenge the use of part-time academics (such as myself). It seems that the tenured econ faculty out there could do us underemployed brethen a solid if you could force a "de-accreditation" of institutions that use a lot of adjuncts For those who are not in the job market - there is a DEPRESSION out there. College administrators are behaving exactly as Roger Smith et. al. and are out to generate cashflow on the backs of us part- timers. Let's get organized on this or at least start making some noise!!! Give me some feedback on the above. Jason------------------------------ Jason Hecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] 48 West 68th Street, Apt. 3A New York, New York 10023-6015 (212) 799-6377
