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...MAJORITY VIEWPOINT and the ad hoc committee of section leaders for Social Analysis 10, "Principles of Economics," it supports are unconvincing in their attack on the right of Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein '61 to control his own course, and offer an unsatisfying alternative to the current system...
There is no question that exposing students to a variety of different economic viewpoints "helps them better understand mainstream neo-classical economics." But opponents of Feldstein's decision ignore the possibility that the current system already offers sufficient breadth of opinion, particularly for an introductory course...
...empirically determine whether this is enough university of education or not--it is a matter of opinion. Of course, someone must make a decision, and it is for this reason that Harvard placed Feldstein in charge of Ec 10--to decide major issues about course structure and content. When a professor is hired to lead to course, he is hired to use his expertise and experience to make important decisions about the course, to guide section leaders...
...Indeed, Feldstein, as one the this country's leading economists and an experienced educator, is as fit as anyone else to resolve these issues, as complicated and unempirical a they...
THERE IS NO QUESTION that Feldstein should have had better communication with section leaders (that's just good public relations). But given that, the structure of Ec 10 is his concern and the concern of the Economic Department should it choose to replace to Feldstein...