RE: Lies, damned lies, and economics

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

Justin: >But Friedman's popular writing isn't economics, it's standard
bourgeois
ideology of a rather blatant sort. I recently reread parts of Cap & Freedom,

same old same old. No attempt to do what Gould does, explain scientific
results to the general reader. You know who's good at this in econ, aside
from Galbraith (meantioned below) is Heilbroner.<

Both Galbraith (the father) & Heilbroner write well, but (IMHO) don't have
very much to say. They look good because the economics profession is so bad.
I find that Heilbroner presents a very watered-down vision of Marx, while
Galbraith seems to be an updated Veblen.

Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx &  http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine