I don't think that most economists would admit to believing in a hereditary component to the class system. Individual initiative can lift anyone out of poverty and into prosperity, according to this theory.
On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 08:07:11AM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > no. The Chicago school (Milton Friedman _et al_) and neo-liberalism > are effectively versions of social darwinism, but most of the rest of > NC economics isn't. > > On 7/28/06, Charles Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Is neo-classical economic theory a version of social darwinism ? > > > > Charles > > > -- > Jim Devine / "An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and > a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and > tortures the living." -- Nicholas Chamfort (1741 - 1794) -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
