[lbo-talk] James K. Galbraith

[Eubulides]

On 9/14/2011 7:16 PM, Rick wrote:
> Hi -- my first post here... I have an opportunity to hear James K.
> Galbraith give a public talk. I think of him as a somewhat liberal but
> fairly mainstream economist. Can anyone offer me any opinions about his
> work? His talk is entitled "One Great Crisis: How the World Economy Fell
> Apart and Why the Economists Didn't Have a Clue". Thanks for any
> thoughts about his work.
>
> -- Rick

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Hello Rick.

Liberal - a very vague term - yes.

Mainstream -by US norms for professional economists - no.

Go listen to him; make up your own mind and tell us what you think.

Ian