The Struggle Against Mainstream Economic Ideology
Submitted by campbell_a on Mon, 2011-01-03 10:46
Panel Abstract:
The three papers will speak to different aspects of this essential issue, and with different viewpoints. Michael Perelman will directly address decoding economic ideology. Howard Sherman will present on the issue of getting political economy back into the undergraduate curriculum. Doug Henwood will talk about how all these years of trying to "correct" mainstream economic ideology have led him to the conclusion that it's nearly impossible: the "common sense" of the masses is so deeply formed by prevailing social and ideological structures that no amount of fact-checking is going to change that.
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- H. Panel Session 4—Saturday 5:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m
- Michael Meeropol—Economics, Western New England College
- Approved
- Doug Henwood—Editor of Left Business Observer
- Howard Sherman—Professor Emeritus, U Cal, Riverside
- Michael Meeropol—Economics, Western New England College
- Michael Perelman—Professor of Economics, Cal State U, Chino
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- E321
Panel Abstract:
The three papers will speak to different aspects of this essential issue, and with different viewpoints. Michael Perelman will directly address decoding economic ideology. Howard Sherman will present on the issue of getting political economy back into the undergraduate curriculum. Doug Henwood will talk about how all these years of trying to "correct" mainstream economic ideology have led him to the conclusion that it's nearly impossible: the "common sense" of the masses is so deeply formed by prevailing social and ideological structures that no amount of fact-checking is going to change that.
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