Re: Econ texts - possible to teach Marx seriously?

["J. Barkley Rosser, Jr." <rosserjb@xxxxxxx>]

charlie,
      Damned difficult in most institutions in the US
for a principles course these days.  Not so difficult
in other courses, such as contemporary issues
or some other ones.
      Also depends a lot on the institution.  A lot more
acceptable in most countries outside the US, although,
again very difficult in some and generally getting more
difficult.
Barkley Rosser
-----Original Message-----
From: charlie <charles1848@xxxxxxxxx>
To: PEN-L <pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 3:00 PM
>Subject: [PEN-L:939] Econ texts - possible to teach Marx seriously?


>Is it possible to teach a Marxist theory of value today in an
>undergraduate course, as a matter of academic politics? One
>purpose of my new book, From Capitalism to Equality, is to offer
>a serious introduction to the theory and to show that it explains
>capitalist economies and gives you tools for understanding new
>developments in them. The book is just out, so I hope someone on
>PEN-L can take the plunge and use it in a course.
>
>For more on the book, see http://www.LaborRepublic.org
>
>Charles Andrews
>
>