[PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-30 Thread Charles Brown
Re: Radical Economics I write a Q&A column for Dollars and Sense Magazine and the Q for the up-coming issue is ths: what's the difference between a radical and liberal economist (or a progressive vs liberal)? Naturally I have my own thoughts on this, but I'd love to hear what pen-lers have to s

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-30 Thread Devine, James
Paul P. writes: Someone made a reference with respect to radical economists to "Institutional economist if there are any" or something to that effect. - in my view, Marxian political economy is one version of institutional economics. JD

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-30 Thread ertugrul ahmet tonak
Radical Liberal Historical Sensitivity The End of History Secular AnalysisCyclical Analysis Frank, Ellen wrote: I write a Q&A column for Dollars and Sense Magazine and the Q for the up-coming issue is

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-30 Thread Daniel Davies
I apologise entirely for that poorly thought-out joke. I'm a huge fan of Galbraith. dd -Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of paul phillips Sent: 30 October 2004 06:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Radical Economics Someone made a reference with re

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread paul phillips
Someone made a reference with respect to radical economists to "Institutional economist if there are any" or something to that effect. This, I think is a gross misrepresentation of the state of institutionalism as a vibrant stream in contemporary economics. JK Galbraith is a continuing icon of radi

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Michael Perelman
I think that you could add a third dimension -- style. The populists, Ricardian socialists, Wright Patman ... were all radical in style, although many -- especially the agrarian populists -- tended to look back to a Adam Smith world of small capitalism. While this sort of politics may be react

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Mohammad Maljoo
Daniel Davies wrote: <> It seems to me that one had better distinguish between methodology and ideology. Oskar Lange was radical in ideology but non-radical in methodology. On the contrary, Austrian economists are radical in their methodology but non-radical in their ideology. One can consider even

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Craven, Jim
-Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carrol Cox Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics Daniel Davies wrote: > > as far as the definition of a "radical economist"

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Devine, James
] &  http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine> -Original Message-> From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frank,> Ellen> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:10 AM> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [PEN-L] Radical Economics>>> I write a Q&A column for Do

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Max B. Sawicky
04 12:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics hmmm, I'd say that a liberal is someone who prescribes aspirin for a brain tumour while a radical is someone who prescribes open-skull surgery for a headache. as far as the definition of a "radical economist" (a

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Daniel Davies
>The distinction Daniel makes here seems to me an important one. i think that's because I plagiarised it off you :-) dd

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Carrol Cox
Daniel Davies wrote: > > as far as the definition of a "radical economist" (as opposed to a radical > who is also an economist), The distinction Daniel makes here seems to me an important one. At a conference of "Radicals in the Professions" I attended at Ann Arbor in the summer of 1966 an econ gr

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Daniel Davies
Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank, Ellen Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L] Radical Economics I write a Q&A column for Dollars and Sense Magazine and the Q for the up-coming issue is ths: what's

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Craven, Jim
-Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank, Ellen Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L] Radical Economics I write a Q&A column for Dollars and Sense Magazine and the Q for the up-coming issue is ths: wh

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Carl Remick
From: "Frank, Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> what's the difference between a radical and liberal economist? Tenure. Carl

Re: [PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Paul
Hi Ellen! Of course it isn't a hard and fast divide and there are many angles to the distinction. But if I had to pick one, I would say structures versus policy choices. Radicals tend to see shortcomings as deeply embeded in existing structures and thus requiring change in those structures. Libe

[PEN-L] Radical Economics

2004-10-29 Thread Frank, Ellen
I write a Q&A column for Dollars and Sense Magazine and the Q for the up-coming issue is ths: what's the difference between a radical and liberal economist (or a progressive vs liberal)? Naturally I have my own thoughts on this, but I'd love to hear what pen-lers have to say. Ellen Frank