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On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:26 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > "Medicine is a social science, politics by other means." Rudolf Virchow > > The new World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, Harvard anthropologist and MD, > appointed in an undemocratic selection process, seeks "brisk economic > growth" (See Farmer's Washington Post > editorial (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kims-smart-stance-on-growth/2012/04/11/gIQA6SqABT_story.html). > When asked about his background by the New York Times, he said, "the fact > that I’m an anthropologist means that I look for specific solutions for > specific contexts. There’s no one-size-fits-all. There’s no big idea that > will lead to economic growth for everybody. I think we must be > evidence-based and evidence-driven, and we must pay attention to local > contexts." > > In contrast, when one of the world's leading Marxist economists, Sam Bowles > (who founded the Institute for Popular Economics at the University of > Massachusetts (which I attended in 1983)), argues for democracy in Harvard's > economics department, and persists with a neo-Marxist position which > provides general theories of social transformation which deeply question > capitalism, he is fired. See: > Hardly a Surprise > http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/2/27/hardly-a-surprise-pbtbhe-decision-by/ > > I continue this investigation of this searing event in anthropology. > > I am writing an article about this and ask for input from readers. Among > the questions, "What would you do if you were appointed to lead the World > bank?" "How would you respond to world criticism that the process was > undemocratic and a sham?" "What is the role of political economists in > debating these issues?" > > Best, > Brian McKenna > PS: Thank you Doug, Michael and Jim for responding to earlier emails. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
