Did I mention that my father wrote his undergraduate honors thesis in economics at Yale on Thorstein Veblen? (it's pretty good for an undergraduate.) I have it in PDF form (unedited) if anyone wants to see it.
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 1:04 AM, michael perelman <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently attended an outstanding symposium on Thorstein Veblen in > Istanbul, hosted by the Chamber of Engineers, an amazingly radicalized > group. > > Here is the introduction to paper I presented there: Comments and > Questions always appreciated: > > Given his insight and his style, Thorstein Veblen has become more > relevant than ever, given current conditions. Neoliberalism in both > economics and politics is enjoying a stranglehold on society. Its > arrogant supporters blithely dismiss any information that might > contradict their rigid dogma and treat all who would challenge them > with contempt. To make matters worse, the neoliberals also dominate > the media and academia, making respectful or even intelligent debate > virtually impossible. > > http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/thorstein-veblen-an-american-economic-perspective/ > > http://michaelperelman.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/veblen.pdf -- Jim Devine / If you're going to support the lesser of two evils, you should at least know the nature of that evil. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
