Jim F.
On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:39:56 -0700 "Devine, James" <jdevine at lmu.edu>
writes:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Brady [mailto:tubilio at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 10:19 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: [lbo-talk] self-education in economics
>
>
> 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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