[lbo-talk] self-education in economics

[Devine, James]

I think you mean "micro." In that case, MICROECONOMICS IN CONTEXT, by Goodwin, Nelson, Ackerman, and Weisskopf is pretty good. It's available in a "preliminary edition," which is good because it means that it's in paperback and thus pretty cheap. The authors take standard micro seriously and present the parts they think may be valid, along with critiques of the standard Neoclassical textbook (which is propagandistic). The book also brings in relatively sophisticated ideas from more advanced economics and from other academic fields where appropriate.

 
As for Marxian economics, I recommend a book called MARXIAN ECONOMICS FOR SOCIALISTS, but I can't find my copy or the author's name. Also, Charlie Andrews' FROM CAPITALISM TO EQUALITY is good. (See http://www.LaborRepublic.org.)  For a bibliography, see http://penelope.u-paris10.fr/ActuelMarx/economarx/bibmarxe.htm#theme09. 

 

Jim Devine jdevine at lmu.edu &  http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine 

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How would lbo-talk posters recommend someone get started in terms of educating oneself on economics? I took your basic micro/macro courses a couple of years ago. The main thing I remember about the macro book was constant examples of how attempts to interfere with the almighty invisible hand mess up the market. 

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