Radical Expectations : How the New Left Changed Economics / Tiago Mata, University College London.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mata, Tiago, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radical economics--History--20th century.

Radical economics.

Economists--History--20th century.

Economists.

New Left--History--20th century.

New Left.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"In the 1970s radical economists believed that to make the economy more just one needed to make economics more democratic. They campaigned to reform their discipline and their universities. Moving beyond academia, they became journalists and activists, forging new models of public engagement and collaborative knowledge in economic life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1. Introduction: Radical Political Economics, Movement of Intellectuals, Popular Economics

Plan of the Book

2. In 1968: Street Fighting, Union for Radical Political Economics, Opposition

3. Radical Vocation: Principles, The Movement, New University

4. Campuses in Struggle: Michigan, Chicago, Harvard

5. A Discipline Divided: Voice or Exit, Reparations, Representation

6. Praising Convention: Opposition, Little Thinkers, The Outsider, A Transformation Problem

7. Studies on Power: Manifestos and Paradigms, The Failure of Liberalism, Putting It Together

8. Surviving in Academia: Under Fire, Academic Freedom, Diaspora

9. Outreach: Political Education, Union Divided, Popular Education

10. Activist Journalism: Socialist Print, Revolutionary Print, Alternative Print

11. Economic Democracy: Supranational Order, Community Development, Wages and Care

12. Conclusion: Protest and Discipline, Political Tests, Radical Expectations

Sources: Archival, Interviews

Bibliography.

ISBN:

9781139043984