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Why in the world would either of those ever be assigned in an economics class?

Especially on the history of economic thought! Marx has had about 0 influence on modern economics.

Sure he’s an influential figure in world history and should be taught there but in a class on the history of economics??? No way.

Graeber is an even less plausible choice.



“Why in the world” indeed




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