Showing posts with label Tom Weisskopf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tom Weisskopf. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Tom Weisskopf on 50 Years of Radical Political Economy

From the abstract,
I examine first how radical political economy (RPE) has evolved over the last five decades, as the overall political climate in the United States has shifted increasingly to the right. I explore how this political shift, as well as new developments within mainstream economics, have altered the focus of much of RPE and the activities of many of its practitioners. I then offer suggestions to radical political economists as to the future orientation of RPE.
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And for other posts on the nature & evolution of radical political economy, see here & here.

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