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Learning Economics Anonymous 11/09/14 (Sun) 17:52:28 No.9

Hi /leftistpol/

I want to learn some economics, could you recommend me books or other resources?

Tweaker 11/12/14 (Wed) 17:00:55 No.27

like, in general?
Marx's Capital

Anonymous 11/12/14 (Wed) 18:13:58 No.29

Piketty's Capital of the 21st century seems to be a sensible leftist entry point for modern affairs.
Between channing and cramming I haven't yet time to read it, though.

Anonymous 11/17/14 (Mon) 20:00:58 No.31

>>29
Thanks, I'll look into it.
>Between channing and cramming
Haha, I know that.

>>27
I will eventually read that too, but I thought it would be better to start with something easier.

Anonymous 11/18/14 (Tue) 02:16:46 No.32

>>31
>Thanks, I'll look into it.
Funnily enough, I just read an article about it:

http://globalthinkers.foreignpolicy.com/#challengers/detail/anxiety-inequality

Wealth inequality seems to have truly finally arrived in the mainstream. It's time to capitalize on this growing frustration (pun not intended).

Anonymous 11/20/14 (Thu) 20:43:26 No.33

>>32
Why do they need tons of javascript to show some plain text?

Anonymous 11/21/14 (Fri) 00:49:59 No.34

>>29
>sensible leftist
I'm confused, are you saying it's slanted or honest?

I mean, given that you haven't even read it, why do you need a specifically leftist sensible entry point?

Do you want your life to be an echo chamber?

Anonymous 11/23/14 (Sun) 06:08:56 No.39

>>34
>why do you need a specifically leftist sensible entry point?
I didn't say he "needs" to read and only read that, it was just my personal recommendation because I am a leftist and I found the abstract and articles on it promising.
Anyway if you have a better recommendation that is non-leftist, why not suggest something yourself?

>Do you want your life to be an echo chamber?
What does reading a treatise from a certain perspective have to do with wanting to live in an echo chamber?

Anonymous 11/30/14 (Sun) 10:12:04 No.40

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It is impossible to be left wing and understand economics.

Anonymous 01/14/15 (Wed) 00:43:54 No.65

>>40
It is impossible to be right wing and understand your fellow man.

Anonymous 01/25/15 (Sun) 18:02:18 No.68

>>29
what can you gain reading Capital in the 21st century if you already know the premisse, apart from academic evidence and the few recommendations at the end?

Anonymous 05/04/15 (Mon) 20:23:53 No.75

>>68

Marx was maybe wrong not only on superficials aspects (he didn't predicted this, or that) but also on his "premisses" as you said. Maybe labor value was bullshit.

But every popular "non-marxist" modern theory REALLY feels like an even worst regression. Since most of the actually interesting economic theories (or even the ones critical of the very idea of economy) nowadays are heavily inspired by Marx, and he has a very important place in philosophy too, I think everyone should read at least the first chapters and the end of the Capital (the actual end I mean, not the part about colonization).

It's easy to disagree with Marx but we've got no systematic theory that could serve as a better "ground" to work on. At least I think.

Anonymous 08/14/15 (Fri) 17:50:25 No.78

>>40

Worked without problem for Marx

Anonymous 08/20/15 (Thu) 17:44:04 No.84

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