sounds like Peter Dorman should play the role of Harvey Rosen
At 05:48 PM 02/01/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>It seems to me that "radical economics" does not denote a coherent entity
>the way "Austrian economics" does. There are too many perspectives and
>methodologies. Radicals tend to agree on objectives (loosely) and they
>share a dislike for the status quo in both the economics profession and
>the wider universe, but that's about it.
>
>Just for fun, you might try making a list of 20 prominent radicals and
>ask yourself how many could be addressed in the same critique.
>
>Not that I'm trying to undermine the case for more exposure to radical
>thinking in the JEP, of course...
>
>Peter
>
>Brad De Long wrote:
>
> > A while ago the _JEP_ had a short symposium on "Austrian" economics:
> > Harvey Rosen wrote a sympathetic critique of the Austrian school, and
> > Leland Yeager responded. This seemed to work: communication was
> > accomplished. The selection of Harvey as someone definitely in the
> > establishment but not unsympathetic to the Austrian point of view
> > proved a good way to get Austrian concerns and views in front of the
> > _JEP's_ readership. The selection of Leland to comment prevented the
> > symposium from collapsing into being just Harvey Rosen's view of
> > Austrian economics.
> >
> > Should the powers-that-be at the _JEP_ decide that it is time to do
> > the same thing for "Radical" economics, who should play the role of
> > Harvey Rosen? Who should play the role of Leland Yeager?
> >
> > Brad DeLong
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