RommelDAK
24th May 2010, 01:33
Howdy from Texas, comrades! Im an economist with an interest in all schools of thought in my discipline: Marx, Austrian, Feminist, Neoclassical, New Institutionalist, Post Keynesian, Institutionalist, etc. I, personally, lean most heavily towards the last two, but Ive learned something from every approach and wish economists in general were more open. In fact, I feel that so strongly that I once served as director of this association (International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics):
.icape.org
(had to leave off the www at the beginning as I don't have sufficient posts to be permitted to include a link in a message)
Actually, this bit off the front page is mine:
ICAPE is dedicated to the idea that pluralism and intellectual progress are complements. This is not to say anything goes, but that each tradition of thought (Austrian, feminist, old and new institutionalist, Marxian, neoclassical, Post Keynesian, social economics, Sraffian, etc.) adds something unique and valuable to economic scholarship. Achieving productive discussion and debate across schools of economic thought is not a simple matter. There are many institutional and practical obstacles to pluralism. It is precisely by helping to remove those obstacles that ICAPE hopes to render a service to the community of economists throughout the world.
I am currently working on a book comparing schools of thought in economics with an emphasis on their current activities and not just their histories. Probably a dozen or so people will buy it, but it keeps me off the streets!
So I am here mainly from scholarly curiosity and I may post a bit in the theory forum (have some questions regarding the socially useful part of socially useful labor).
Solidarity!
John
P.S. To be honest, I came across this place because I did a Google search for Marxist music! I am a big fan of The Clash, The Housemartins, and Gang of Four and wondered what else I might be able to find in that same vein.
.icape.org
(had to leave off the www at the beginning as I don't have sufficient posts to be permitted to include a link in a message)
Actually, this bit off the front page is mine:
ICAPE is dedicated to the idea that pluralism and intellectual progress are complements. This is not to say anything goes, but that each tradition of thought (Austrian, feminist, old and new institutionalist, Marxian, neoclassical, Post Keynesian, social economics, Sraffian, etc.) adds something unique and valuable to economic scholarship. Achieving productive discussion and debate across schools of economic thought is not a simple matter. There are many institutional and practical obstacles to pluralism. It is precisely by helping to remove those obstacles that ICAPE hopes to render a service to the community of economists throughout the world.
I am currently working on a book comparing schools of thought in economics with an emphasis on their current activities and not just their histories. Probably a dozen or so people will buy it, but it keeps me off the streets!
So I am here mainly from scholarly curiosity and I may post a bit in the theory forum (have some questions regarding the socially useful part of socially useful labor).
Solidarity!
John
P.S. To be honest, I came across this place because I did a Google search for Marxist music! I am a big fan of The Clash, The Housemartins, and Gang of Four and wondered what else I might be able to find in that same vein.