you are correct. On Sat, Aug 05, 2006 at 10:12:35PM -0700, Sandwichman wrote: > Doug Henwood wrote: > >That may be, but I recall Robinson writing otherwise > > ...or some other less seemly place? > > On 8/5/06, Perelman, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Doug, were you thinking of this? > > > > Robinson, Joan. 1972. "Richard T. Ely Lecture: The Second Crisis in > > Economic Theory." American Economic Review, 62 (May): pp. 1-10. > > 8: "The whole trouble arises from just one simple omission: when Keynes > > became orthodox they forgot to change the question and discuss what > > employment should be for." > > Obviously Robinson couldn't have been referring to the man, Keynes, > becoming orthodox -- otherwise the "they" would be a "he" -- but is > using his name as a label for the posthumous appropriation of some of > his analysis by a new orthodoxy. > . > -- > Sandwichman
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
