I think this is a kind of euphemism for the convenience of students from countries where courses in Marx are not welcome on transcripts. Duncan >A short addendum to [OPE-L: 4860]: > >I previously noted a tendency by some to identify Marx with >classical political economy. I saw an example of this today: in the >current course catalog for the Graduate Faculty of the New School >University there is a course offered in the Economics Department >titled simply "Classical Political Economy". Yet, the course >description makes it quite clear that the course is *entirely* >devoted to Marx's _Capital_ (I guess it is a replacement for the old >106-107 sequence). > >In solidarity, Jerry -- Duncan K. Foley Leo Model Professor Department of Economics Graduate Faculty New School University 65 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212)-229-5906 messages: (212)-229-5717 fax: (212)-229-5724 e-mail: foleyd@cepa.newschool.edu alternate: foleyd@newschool.edu alternate: dkf@ultinet.net webpage: http://cepa.newschool.edu/~foleyd
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