Re: List of Basic Econ/Social Institutions in the Economy
Maybe my reply to Paul Phillips might help to clarify. Thanks for your message at 06:30 PM 10/29/97 -0600, valis. Your message was: Quoth Laurence Shute, in part: I would appreciate your help in compiling a list of the 50 -100 basic economic and social institutions in the US, possibly Canada as well. What are the basic institutions that you feel economics students should have a working knowledge of? Any and all suggestions are welcomed. 50 to 100 such? What in the world do you mean? Do you recall the title of Calvin's great book; what did _he_ mean? Well, where the criteria are so vague, assumption can take flight.
List of Basic Econ/Social Institutions in the Economy
Friends, I would appreciate your help in compiling a list of the 50 -100 basic economic and social institutions in the US, possibly Canada as well. What are the basic institutions that you feel economics students should have a working knowledge of? Any and all suggestions are welcomed. I'm beginning to work on something for my department -- trying to wean some of them away from the same old sifting of the sawdust, supply/demand, etc. And perhaps the list should be only, say, 25 institutions. What do you think? Please respond to my personal e-mail address unless you feel that the issues are general. Many thanks. Larry Shute -- Laurence Shute Voice: 909-869-38500 Department of Economics FAX: 909-869-6987 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 3801 West Temple Avenue Pomona, CA 91768-4070 USAe-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: List of Basic Econ/Social Institutions in the Economy
Quoth Laurence Shute, in part: I would appreciate your help in compiling a list of the 50 -100 basic economic and social institutions in the US, possibly Canada as well. What are the basic institutions that you feel economics students should have a working knowledge of? Any and all suggestions are welcomed. 50 to 100 such? What in the world do you mean? Do you recall the title of Calvin's great book; what did _he_ mean? Well, where the criteria are so vague, assumption can take flight. The most basic economic institutions in the US are the candy stand and the ice cream truck. At these places the good or bad behavior of children is rewarded or appeased with the quasi-junkie rush of unjacketed sucrose, and their lives as active agents of retail consumption begin at the moment they are enabled to hand over the requisite coins themselves. Although this syndrome may gather refinements in adolescence or adulthood, and the mature consumers may no longer be able to live so satisfactorily through their taste buds, the rush is still sought and the seeking itself, however much concealed, remains a cornerstone of sales psychology. Ecce: my $0.02 and your basic institutions. valis "Being right too soon is socially unacceptable." -- Robert Heinlein
