Shilei, a young associate professor from Beijing, just signed on to our list. He is not doctrinaire. I think that we might learn from each other. Here is what he wrote to me: I am not a professor yet, but an associate professor. Peking University has conferred a Ph.D degree on me that certifies me as a methodologist. But now, I study rural economy. I am interested in Chinese village culture that is vanishing on the way to modernization. And I care about peasants. I think I don't belong to the left in Chinese context. The left economists refer to conservatives or anti-reformers. The orthodox is the union of Keynesians and Neoclassical economists. So we don't wonder that Paul Samuelson becomes the Godfather of Chinese reformers, whose books are very popular to every student or pupil allover this country. It seems opposite to that of yours, isn't it? Anyway, if the left means who are never satisfied with the conventional economics and the current economic reality, I will like to be named as a left economist. I am interested in joining your traffic and being in touch with left economists. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
