I haven't had time to read it--I envy the time you apparently have for reading, since my roles at my university have eliminated my ability to read widely. But I am glad that you agree that in general HOPE and the JHET can't be simply dismissed as bourgeois mouthpieces. Cheers, Steve At 00:14 11/10/00 -0700, you wrote: >Re 4028 > >>Rakesh, >> >>If you criticise HOPE and the JHET on that basis, then it shows you have >>rarely if ever read them. Use that throw-away line for the AER or the EJ if >>you like; most journals in the history of economic thought have somewhat >>less ideologically driven standards. What applies amongst "professional >>economists" does not necessarily apply to subgroups such as those >>interested in the history of economic thought--though there are pockets of >>mediocrity there too. >> >>Home 02 9558-8018 Mobile 0409 716 088 >>Home Page: http://bus.macarthur.uws.edu.au/steve-keen/ > > >There are no doubt great pieces in those journals. After all, HOPE >beat both Stigler (1991) and Rosenberg (1994)to the recovery of >Babbage by more than five years, no? And don't think I don't know >that HOPE published Lapides' trans of Grossmann's wage theory. But >now turning to Marx criticism, what do you make of the awful, short, >and superficial review by Brewer of the excellent Bellofiore >volumes, which could be considered a real event in the current >development of Marxian economics. > >All the best, Rakesh > > Dr. Steve Keen Senior Lecturer Economics & Finance University of Western Sydney Macarthur Building 11 Room 30, Goldsmith Avenue, Campbelltown PO Box 555 Campbelltown NSW 2560 Australia s.keen@uws.edu.au 61 2 4620-3016 Fax 61 2 4626-6683 Home 02 9558-8018 Mobile 0409 716 088 Home Page: http://bus.macarthur.uws.edu.au/steve-keen/
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