Chaos Theory and Leftist Economics

Michael Perelman michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Fri Nov 2 14:08:33 PST 2001


No, I did not miss the word, "left." I only said that the Right is pushing it more than the left.

On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 03:57:49PM -0600, Forstater, Mathew wrote:
> Michael - You must have missed the word "left" in the question. I know
> people are arguing the Austrians are heterodox these days, but don't
> tell me that now they are also candidates for being anywhere near 'left'
> on the political spectrum!
>
> Note to Ian if he reads this: with all due respect, you may be assuming
> too much when you tell a non-economist who asks about chaos theory and
> left economics to just type Kaldor into google! Elaboration, please, or
> you may be sending poor Thomas on a frustrating ride through the web.
>
> Mat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Perelman [mailto:michael at ecst.csuchico.edu]
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 3:46 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Re: Chaos Theory and Leftist Economics
>
>
> The Hayek crowd has pushed hardest in this direction, arguing that the
> spontaneous order of markets is the appropriate response to chaos, since
> planning is virtually impossible in the face of chaos.
> --
> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
>
> Tel. 530-898-5321
> E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

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