Re: [OPE] dialectical political economy

Labelling of schools, tendencies etc is useful and probably inevitable.
I don't object to people self-labelling if they want to.
I prefer to leave it to others to label my work in accordance with what they
find in it - of course I try to acknowledge all my sources and influences
through scholarly referencing.

Geert is trying to get me involved in a major re-write of Value-Form and the
State; I am not sure whether I will take this up or not.

My current work is concerned with with conceptualising subjectivity and
rationality in economic, managerial and social theories. I have applied some
of this to see whether the rationaility postulate helps to explain financial
crises, by reference to the LTCM saga of 1998.

Thank you for your kind words about our VF work. I am happy with the
'labels' you apply to it.

Comradely,

michael

2008/12/5 GERALD LEVY <gerald_a_levy@msn.com>

> > People can label my work whatever they think fit,
>
>
> Hi Michael W:
>
> Is that because:
>
> (a) you don't like being labeled?
> (b) you don't think that the labels per se are that important?
> (c) you simply want to leave it up to the reader to make that decision?
> (d) all of the above?
> (e) none of the above? Rather, the reasons are: ________________ (please
> specify)
>
>
>
> > but first they would need to become familiar with it ... .
>
>
> I'm familiar with it (but maybe not the latest writings?).
>
> Geert and you characterize your joint work as "dialectical political
> economy"
> (_Value-Form and the State_, Routledge, 1989, p. xx). "Dialectical
> systematic
> theory" is another designation you use.
>
> I would say, in addition, that your work might be called "Marx-inspired"
> rather
> than simply "Marxist". Of course, there were many other "inspirations" for
>
> your work as well - most notably, Hegel and prior value-form theorists -
> but
> the expression "Marx-inspired" conveys an attitude to the subject matter,
> i.e.
> that you do not _simply_ seek to repeat and re-phrase the writings of Marx
> and/or other Marxists. Actually, I rather like this aspect of your
> scholarly work.
>
> In solidarity, Jerry
>
>
>
>
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michael
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