[PEN-L:6733] Re: Economics Course

[Robert Pollin <Pollin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric,

        I am teaching exactly such a course right now at UCR.  I will send
you the syllabus if you are interested.  From the syllabus I have also put
together the collection of readings.

Regards, Bob Pollin



At 07:36 AM 10/17/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Next fall I'll be teaching an introductory course on a variety
>of different economic topics. The focus will be on the U.S.
>The course will focus on issues, not on the use/misuse of
>economic theory of any particular brand.
>
>The main problem with such a course is finding good readings.
>Mansfield's Leading Economic Controversies seems to be
>the best of the middle-of-the-road approach (here's what a
>so-called liberal says; here's what a conservative says). Of
>course, this approach has its weaknesses.
>
>What readings for a class mostly of first year college
>students would people recommend on topics like:
>the "bankruptcy" of social security, immigration, income
>distribution/standard of living changes, size of goverment
>and growth/efficiency, healthcare, debt/deficit, and so on.
>
>Does EPI or similar organization put out a reader. I haven't
>used URPE material ("XXX in the real world") in recent years;
>does such stuff still exist, is it any good, is it appropriate for
>a non-principles course, it it up-to-date?
>
>Thanks for any leads.
>
>Eric
>.
>Eric Nilsson
>Department of Economics
>California State University
>San Bernardino, CA 92407
>enilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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