tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post114645058661436011..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: John Kenneth Galbraith... and how to learn about economicsMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1147190626335333842006-05-09T12:03:00.000-04:002006-05-09T12:03:00.000-04:00Hi, you might want to look here:http://ocw.mit.edu...Hi, you might want to look here:<BR/><BR/>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/index.htmSMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929907537266948108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1146536966378828922006-05-01T22:29:00.000-04:002006-05-01T22:29:00.000-04:00Anyone who is serious about learning economic theo...Anyone who is serious about learning economic theory must read Galbraith. Just be sure to balance it with something a little less socialistic.thchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670235311851735328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1146515138896977362006-05-01T16:25:00.000-04:002006-05-01T16:25:00.000-04:00I liked "Armchair Economist" by Steven Landsburg. ...I liked "Armchair Economist" by Steven Landsburg. It was an assigned piece in b-school that I actually flip through now and again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1146505616377968502006-05-01T13:46:00.000-04:002006-05-01T13:46:00.000-04:00After my last post, it's no secret I'm not in the ...After my last post, it's no secret I'm not in the JK Galbraith fanclub. While not strictly a follower of Keynes, he too believed big government was good and that it could help the economy when the business community stumbled. And having lived through the economic debacle that was the 1970s, I see his fingerprints all over it.<BR/><BR/>Because of his orientation, Galbraith looked at the USSR and saw what our economic model should look more like (see <A HTTP://WWW.FEE.ORG/PUBLICATIONS/THE-FREEMAN/ARTICLE.ASP?AID=4951 HREF="" REL="nofollow">here</A> for an old but good article).<BR/><BR/>While not solely an economic text, the mentioned (in the linked article) "The Road to Serfdom" by Hayek is a must-read in my opinion.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.com