Hey folks, Charles Sackrey, Janet Knoedler and I have recently completed a manuscript entitled "Essays in Political Economy." The manuscript is intended to be used as a supplement to a principles of economics course. The supplement includes chapters on Marx, Veblen, Keynes, and Sweden (the chapter is framed so that students see the practical application of the ideas of Marx, Veblen and Keynes in Sweden's economic system), and a chapter that explains to students the importance of studying political economy. Here is the table of contents: Chapter 1: The Marxist System Chapter 2: Thorstein Veblen on the Predatory Nature of Capitalism Chapter 3: John Maynard Keynes Chapter 4: The Middle Way: Swedish Democratic Socialism Chapter 5: A Political Economy Critique of Mainstream Economics If you would like a copy, please send me your snail mail address. We have used the chapters on Marx, Veblen and Sweden successfully in the classroom and we believe the other chapters should also work. The manuscript came about because of our general dissatisfaction with the textbooks out there. It is our hope that, with the help of others (many thanks to Jim Craven for sharing his classroom exercises), we can develop a significant body of teaching materials that can be used to offset the drivel that passes for economics texts in most courses today . Cheers, Geoff Schneider Geoffrey Schneider Assistant Professor of Economics Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837 Phone: (570) 577-3446 Fax: (570) 577-3451 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web page: http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/gschnedr/
