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Some people have assumed that Ec 1 is a "liberal" course because it teaches Keynesian theory of national income. However, we would like to suggest that there is nothing "liberal" or "conservative" about Keynes as taught in Schulze or Eckstein. Most businessmen accept the idea that the government should use fiscal policy to keep growth up, although they would oppose its use as a social tool. Keynesian analysis as taught in Ec 1 is neutral ideologically. For example, one may increase government expenditures by digging and refilling ditches, by increasing defense spending, or by building schools and low-cost housing...
...better if it were more political. "This is the only course most people take in economics," says a section man, "so there ought to be more time on present problems and less on economic tools." Kelman's call for more "controversy" in Economics I was based on a similar idea--the course should be constantly examining both sides of economic questions instead of trying to develop an objective economic theory first...
...critique's vision of an issues-oriented introductory course is not a new idea. In the late '50's and early '60's Harvard had a Gen Ed course called "Economics of the Citizen" which tried this approach. It never became as popular as the more rigorous Ec 1. Eventually it gained the reputation of being a gut of little substance that the self-respecting avoided. Gill argues that talking explicitly about controversy isn't always the best way to equip students to talk about political problems--"you can't just describe economics--you've got to get down...
...akin to another female sex hormone, progesterone. The progestin, taken for 20 days in mid-menstrual cycle, suppressed ovulation by simulating pregnancy. Taken off the medicine, the women had a more normal cycle, with surer ovulation. After Pincus and Rock had produced a gratifying number of conceptions, a new idea struck them: Why not use the progestin deliberately to suppress ovulation every month-in other words, as a contraceptive...
...many cases from rape or incest. There have been no pregnancies. In the absence of any short-order pregnancy test, no one knows how many there would have been without the medication, and the drug produces severe side effects (bleeding, clotting, nausea) when used this way. But the idea is so attractive that virtually all pharmaceutical manufacturers are pursuing...