Political Economy Now!: The Struggle for Alternative Economics at the University of Sydney - Couverture souple

Butler, Gavan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 192136405X ISBN 13 : 9781921364051

Editeur : Darlington Press, 2009

Synopsis

Political Economy Now! is the story of one of the most substantial and enduring conflicts in the history of Australian universities. Beginning in the late 1960s, it pitted those committed to the teaching of mainstream economics at the University of Sydney against the proponents of an alternative program in political economy. The dispute continued for decades until a Department of Political Economy was established in the Faculty of Arts in 2008. Although locally focused at the University of Sydney and at its most intense during the 1970s and 1980s, the dispute has wider implications for how we understand the economic system and the role of economic policy. It reflects a broader tension in Australian society about what economic arrangements best serve social needs. The story of the struggle for alternative economics told from the political economists' perspective weaves together a general historical narrative with illustrations and interpretations of the causes and consequences of the conflict, and personal recollections of eleven former student activists, all now in significant professional positions.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Gavan Butler is one of the founders of the department of political economy at the University of Sydney.

Evan Jones is a retired political economist. He taught at the University of Sydney from 1973 to 2006.

Frank Stilwell is professor emeritus of political economy at the University of Sydney.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Darlington Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 192136405X
• ISBN 13: 9781921364051
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 230
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• Personne responsable: non disponible