Re: Download problems

["ÁÎ×Ó¹â Henry C.K.Liu ¹ù¤l¥ú" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It is apparently a traffic load problem.  I had difficulty a few days ago trying
to access the site in prime time without success, but then I managed to get
through around 2 a.m. NY time.  Some browsers have short time out features that
crashes on long down loads.

Henry



Steve Keen wrote:

> Barkley Rosser told me that he had difficulty downloading files from my
> site. I have since tried, and Internet Explorer locked up on me. I'm not
> sure what's going on--I am travelling in the USA at present, and can't check
> back at home. But I suspect that there are problems with the server in
> Sydney, which Windoze is conveniently translating into a system lockup.
>
> If this happens, please forgive me and try again later. I have copied this
> to our systems administrator in Sydney, so that hopefully he can work out
> what is happening.
>
> Sincerely,
> Steve Keen
>
> Steve Keen wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the intro Ric.
> >
> > The book "Debunking Economics"--to be published by Pluto Press and Zed
> > Books later this year--is intended to de-mystify neoclassical economics
> > for those who are uncomfortable with economics, but don't necessarily
> > know why. So the target audience is not other economists, but the
> > "educated general public".
> >
> > That presents a dilemma, since to debunk the conventional theory, I
> > first had to explain it. So the book is really two books in one: a
> > textbook on conventional economics (mainly focussing on microeconomics,
> > since in the end that's all there is to neoclassical economics); and a
> > presentation of many of the substantive critiques which have been made
> > of this theory over the last two centuries.
> >
> > There are therefore two potential pitfalls in the book, which feedback
> > from PKTers could help to counteract: (1) the explanations of
> > conventional theory could be unclear; (2) I could have omitted important
> > critiques of conventional economics, or not properly countered
> > rejoinders by conventional economists to the critiques.
> >
> > (1) is to some extent insurmountable, because as I'm sure many others
> > here do, I find neoclassical economics intrinsically boring. My
> > presentation may be even more so than a conventional text, because I
> > refuse to take the short-cuts that neoclassical authors often
> > do--working with downward sloping market demand curves, for example,
> > before they've established whether you can aggregate individual consumer
> > demand curves to derive a market demand curve.
> >
> > (2) is less of a problem--I've recently added in Eiteman, Meads and Lee
> > on price-setting, for example, and may also add Sato and Barnett on
> > aggregation of supply curves. If people point out that I've omitted an
> > important debate, then I can add it. The issue here becomes one of
> > length--the book is already substantial, and I have to leave some things
> > out.
> >
> > The book cannot help but present my personal perspective, and this is
> > strongly focused on the importance of dynamic analysis, regardless to
> > some extent of the school of thought in which an economist works.
> >
> > Finally, the book has a very brief and necessarily superficial survey of
> > other schools of thought, including Post Keynesian. I expect this will
> > generate more interest than much else of the book, but I'd prefer the
> > balance to be the other way. In presenting a two-page commentary on Post
> > Keynesian economics, I can only summarise major themes, and must do a
> > disservice; I'm aware of that, but I really can't do much to amend it
> > unless I can be convinced that the alleged disservice is absolutely
> > critical.
> >
> > I have already received comments from a number of PKT members
> > off-list--for which I thank them--but I would also be happy to discuss
> > issues on the list.
> >
> > I hope to have a final draft of the book ready by mid-June, so I would
> > appreciate comments as soon as people are in a position to make them.
> > Deadlines, however, are flexible until such time as I put the hard copy
> > in the publisher's hands.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Stevepk
> >
> > Ric Holt wrote:
> >
> > > Pkters,
> > > Steve Keen's pkt seminar will start today. His seminar will focus on
> > > his book he is writing, "Debunking Economics." You can get copies of
> > > chapters from the following web address:
> > > http://bus.macarthur.uws.edu.au/Steve-Keen/DE
> > > Steve will be making some introductory comments today.
> > > -Ric Holt