The Handbook of Pluralist Economics Education

ISBN-13: 9780415777629 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 304 str.

Jack Reardon

Opis

This book provides a blueprint for those interested in teaching from a pluralist perspective, regardless of ideology. It provides educators, policy makers and students with helpful suggestions for implementing pluralism into pedagogy, by offering detailed suggestions and guidelines for incorporating pluralist approaches tailored to specific individual courses. The Handbook for Pluralist Economics Education specifically provides practical suggestions for professors willing to implement pluralism in the classroom and increases the pedagogical influence of pluralist economics while reducing the hegemony of monism at any level.

The objective of this book is to change how economics is taught at the university level. Offering a hands-on approach to actively incorporate pluralism into the classroom for economics lecturers, the book also offers suggestions, guidelines and representative syllabi.

With contributions from a wide array of economists from Julie Nelson to Phil O'Hara, the book presents the pluralist economics state of play and is an essential reference tool for those charged with bringing the next generations of economists to the forefront.

Spis treści

Part One: The Need For Pluralism in Economics Education 1. Introduction and Overview Jack Reardon 2. The Meltdown and Economics Textbooks Edward Fullbrook 3. A Revolution From the Margin: A Student Perspective Nicholas Dan, Nicholas Houpt, Sean Mallin and Felipe Witchger 4. Why Economics Needs Pluralism Bernard Guerrien and Sophie Jallais 5. History of Thought, Methodology and Pluralism Sheila Dow Part Two: Reclaiming the Principles Course 6. The Principles Course Julie Nelson 7. Teaching Economics as if Time Mattered David Wheat Part Three: Core Theory Courses 8. A Pluralist Approach to Intermediate Macroeconomics Irene van Staveren 9. A Pluralist Approach to Microeconomics Steve Keen 10. Mathematics for Pluralist Economists Steve Keen Part Four: Advanced Courses/Electives 11. Pluralism in Labor Economics Dell Champlin and Barbara Wiens-Tuers 12. Environmental Economics Peter Soderbaum 13. International Economics Maria Madi and José Gonçalves 14. Money, Credit and Finance in Political Economy: National, Regional and Global Dimensions Phil O’Hara 15. Green Economics: An Exciting New Discipline Miriam Kennett Part Five 16. Conclusion Jack Reardon

O autorze

Jack Reardon is Professor of Economics at Hamline University, Minnesota.