> If you are trying to find a good introduction to economics that is non
> ideological...good luck. I do not say this to be discouraging. Economics
> is the most ideological of the social sciences and it is impossibly
> ideological. The best you can do is read around. My entry point to
> economics was through the history of economic thought. Basically the idea
> is to understand the origin of the main concepts used in the standard
> "neoclassical" introductory economics texts. I would suggest the
> following reading program:
>
> E.K. Hunts "The History of Economic Thought" paired with Lionel Robins "A
> History of Economic Thought."
>
> These two texts can be read alongside any micro-macroeconomic
> (neoclassical) introductory text of your choosing. This will give an
> overview of the development of econonomic thought up through the
> marginality revolution to the solidification of the neoclassical program.
>
> Steve Keen provides a somewhat tortured but nonetheless useful technical
> critique of the main neoclassical concepts in "Debunking Economics: The
> Naked Emperor of the Social Sciences.
>
> That is where I would start and depending how careful you read the texts
> you will be well armed for a conversation with 85% of economists.
>
> As for useful texts on how capitalism actually works...that is a different
> matter.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Travis
>
>
>> Hello,
>> I've been reading this wonderful list for some time and thought this
>> wouldn't be out of place.
>> I've started reading Michael Hudson's Super Imperialism, and even though
>> it is very clearly written, I sometimes feel I lack necessary basic
>> economics notions to fully understand some mechanisms.
>> I haven't even looked yet but I assume there are loads of "introduction
>> to
>> economics" books, some of which ideologicaly biased, so I was hoping
>> people
>> on the list could recommend a good one.
>>
>> Yann
>>
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