Publication Date
December 2011
Abstract
This essay discusses a "broader questions and bigger toolbox" approach to teaching pluralist economics. This approach has three central characteristics. First, economics is defined so as to encompass a broad set of (provisioning) concerns. Second, emphasis is placed on contemporary real-world issues, institutions, and current events, rather than on debates in the history of economic thought. Third, a variety of concepts and theories are introduced, all of which are treated as partial and fallible--useful in some (perhaps very limited) situations while not so useful in others. Possible reasons an instructor might want to adopt this approach, and examples of use in practice, are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Julie A., "Broader questions and a bigger toolbox:A problem-centered and student-centered approach to teaching pluralist economics" (2011). Economics Faculty Publication Series. 31.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/econ_faculty_pubs/31
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