BTW, there used to be a bunch of lefty economists at UC Berkeley who were disguised as math-econ types. There's also the group associated with the Labor Center (Clair Brown, Michael Reich, etc.)
does anyone know about the current status of the effort to defund the California university Labor Centers? On 11/17/05, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Donald was hired in the 70s. Wisconsin interviewed me to replace him. The > interviewer > said, "you would be perfect." but then I never heard from them again. > > I was hired in 71 here in Chico. Business enrollment was falling & that was > dragging down > economics. The chair hired me BECAUSE I was a lefty -- to attract students > to the > department -- even though he was very conservative. > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 10:28:38AM -0800, Jim Devine wrote: > > Stanford had Don Harris, who recently retired. > > > > On 11/17/05, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > During the 60s and 70s, people like that were hired. Duncan didn't stay > > > long at Stanford. > > > The New School was one of a handful of pleases that hired lefties, but > > > now it is trying to > > > go mainstream, insn't it. > > > > > > Maybe Paul can chime in on his own experience. > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 09:53:21AM -0800, Jim Devine wrote: > > > > > > > > I don't know the dates. What about Paul Zarembka or Duncan Foley? or > > > > were they "closet neoclassicals"? > > > > > > > > when there was a social movement outside of academia, more academics > > > > moved left. > > > > -- > > > > Jim Devine > > > > "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let > > > > people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > > > > > > -- > > > Michael Perelman > > > Economics Department > > > California State University > > > Chico, CA 95929 > > > > > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > > > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jim Devine > > "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let > > people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > -- Jim Devine "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
