Our Pluralist Economics Workshop has kicked with @jorim_gerrard introducing why need pluralist economics!
According to Prof Garba you need to rethink the foundation in order to correct instabilities, greed, and social vices perpetuated by mainstream economics. He is proposing 'Theonomics" @exploringecon
Rethinking economics requires restructuring from six paradigms. Economists should be devoted to solving concrete problems, rather than serving insterests of few elites" @ingridharvold @danielle_guizzo @exploringecon @study_plural
"Equity is at the foundation of economics. Without equity you cannot talk about demand function. Without equity cannot talk about supply function" - Prof Garba @exploringecon @DivDecEcon @ingridharvold
The lessons we learn from HET:
"Economics is a system of meaning, thought, and practice"
- Prof Garba @exploringecon
Pluralism is not incompatible with science. We need to create space for different perspectives to coexist
- Dr Danielle @danielle_guizzo
Four reasons why need pluralism in economics @danielle_guizzo @study_plural
There is much more to HET than these famous white men! We need to 'reinterpret' HET to include more scholars from different backgrounds. @danielle_guizzo @ingridharvold @cacrisalves @DivDecEcon
Decolonizing economics will involve greater collaboration among students and teachers to co-create content - @mmmgroenewald
A decolonized economics curriculum should be focused on addressing real-life issues facing countries. - Bandile
@Abel_Gaiya speaking on the marginalization of voices from the South and European periphery.
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