A textbook case.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)

Foreign Policy, March, 2008 by Klamer, Arjo; Maier, Mark H.; Nelson, Julie A.; Nicholson, Simon; Theil, Stefan

Are French and German students being brainwashed to reject capitalism, despise the entrepreneurial spirit, and oppose globalization? Stefan Theil believes so ("Europe's Philosophy of Failure," January/February 2008). He lashes out at the presumably ill-informed and misleading economics curriculum in Europe. He even holds the economics teachers in Europe responsible for the backward European economy.

Not only is his unwavering belief in the market remarkable but his confidence in the powers of teachers and textbooks is astonishing. As an author of a forthcoming economics textbook myself--An Introduction to the Economic Conversation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008)--I can only dream about having such influence. Having taught economics for 30 years, I am especially...

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