>I wanted to let people on the LBO discussion list know about a new
>book I wrote that may be of use to them: The ABCs of Political
>Economy: A Modern Approach, just published by Pluto Press.
>
>I wrote it, first and foremost, to provide young activists in the
>anti-globalization movement with the essential intellectual tools we
>political economists use to analyze how labor markets, credit markets,
>international trade, and fiscal and monetary policy affect both efficiency
>and equity. I wrote it so activists could learn the difference between the
>economics of competiton and greed and the economics of equitable
>cooperation. I wanted them to be able to do solid economic analysis on their
>own, based on their own values, without falling victim to mainstream myths,
>and without having to rely on professional left economists like me to give
>them answers. I also wanted to keep the tools simple so they would be
>accessible to all. My second objective was to provide progressive faculty
>who teach introduction to economics classes with something to challenge the
>conservative mainstream texts we are saddled with. A third objective was to
>provide a modern treatment for instructors who teach political economy in an
>economics, political science, sociology, or international relations course.
>
>The ABCs of Political Economy is now available from Stylus Publishing who
>is the distributor for Pluto Press in the US. It is an accessible
>introduction to modern political economy. While informed by the work of
>Marx, Keynes, Veblen, Kalecki and other great political economists, the ABCs
>teaches the reader the essential tools necessary to understand economic
>issues today from a modern perspective searching for ways to replace the
>economics of competition and greed with the economics of equitable
>cooperation. It empowers people who are dissatisfied with today's economies
>but are often intimidated by conventional economic analysis. No previous
>economics background is assumed, and everything is explained in verbal form
>in eight core chapters. Three chapters contain simple political economy models
>that illustrate critical insights about inequities and
>inefficiencies in capitalist
>economies.
>
>Introduction / 1. Economics and Liberating Theory / 2. What Should We
>Demand from Our Economy? / 3. A Simple Corn Model / 4. Markets. Guided by an
>Invisible Hand or Foot? / 5. Micro Economic Models / 6. Macro Economics.
>Aggregate Demand as Leading Lady / 7. Money, Banks and Finance / 8.
>International Economics: Mutual Benefit or Imperialism? / 9. Macro Economic
>Models / 10. What Is To Be Undone? The Economics of Competition and Greed /
>11. What Is To Be Done? The Economics of Equitable Cooperation / Conclusion
>/ Notes / Index
>
>You can order books:
>
>Online at <http://www.styluspub.com>www.styluspub.com
>By phone: 1-800-232-0223
>By fax: 703-661-1501
>By e-mail: <mailto:stylusmail at presswarehouse.com>stylusmail at presswarehouse.com
>By mail: Pluto Press, Stylus Publishing LLC
> PO Box 605
> Herndon, VA 20172-0605
>
>You can request an examination or a review copy by going on line to
><http://www.styluspub.com>www.styluspub.com
>
>You can email me at
><mailto:rhahnel at starpower.net>rhahnel at starpower.net if you have any
>questions about
>content.
>
>And you can contact Rachel Burroughs, Market Manager for Stylus Publishing
>at <mailto:rachel at booksintl.com>rachel at booksintl.com
>or at 703-996-1019 if you have any questions about placing orders.
>
>Best wishes to you, Doug, and all on the LBO discussion list.
>
>Hasta la Victoria Siempre
>
>Robin Hahnel