“It seems that every progressive demand from social change activists quickly runs into opposition from the assumptions and conclusions of orthodox economics: ‘we can’t risk a deficit’. ‘Markets just don’t work that way’. ‘Free trade always works’. And above all: ‘There is no alternative’.
To counter these standard arguments, and arm ourselves with out own arguments that change is not only possible but necessary, we all need to learn economics.
We must demystify the doctrine, and take it back from the so-called ‘experts’. In short, economics is too important to be left to the economists.
This talk will highlight the key themes and methods of a progressive, activist-based approach to deconstructing and re-learning economics.”
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I know this is a long time after and maybe noone will be reading this post anymore - but.... if you are and you live in Sydney, I am looking for people who would like to meet to discuss Jim Stanford's book - sometime in first half of 2010?? Please let me know.
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