[lbo-talk] neocon economists

[Max B. Sawicky]

I wouldn't call his books right-wing, if you mean
his survey of public choice.  That's the only one
I've read.

He betrayed no political bias -- either way -- in his lectures.

mbs

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Mueller's not right wing!!!?? You wouldn't know it from his books! jks

From: "Max B. Sawicky"


> In this context, public choice is a bit of a chicken-egg issue.
> In principle, there is nothing wrong with analyzing the material
> basis for decisions by government bureaucrats, politicians, and
> voters. Marxists do that too. Obviously it's all in the way
> you do it. Some public choicers are not right-wing, including
> Mancur Olson and Dennis Mueller (both professors of mine), though
> the right-wing (really libertarian) dominance is real enough.

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