Re: Post Keynesian Textbooks

[Peter Dorman <dormanp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What PK, and heterodox, theory in general need are "bumper stickers" --
simple models, ideally built around elementary geometry, that convey the
gist.  We should not be apologetic about such simplifications.  We can
go on doing our higher theory, but without hooks to bring new people
into the field and spread its influence the outlook is grim.

Peter

S R Larsson wrote:
>
> Speaking of macro textbooks: How come there is such little interest among
> Post Keynesians in writing textbooks? This question is directed not
> primarily to the veterans - William Dareity, James Galbraith and Paul
> Davidson have already made strong efforts in this direction - but to the
> younger men and women of the PK community. I hereby volunteer to organize a
> group whose long-term prime directive it would be to form a Post Keynesian
> textbook for the introductory levels of economics.
>
> Too ambitious? Don't think so. If we have the ambition to design a platform
> for a textbook, then at least we should be able to standardize PK theory to
> such an extent that it becomes easier to use in college teaching - i.e. to
> challenge mainstream as the sole food for the world's masses of econ
> students.
>
> Anyone interested? Just express your suppport for the idea for the time
> being, and we can look more closely at the idea later on.
>
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