http://www.interactiveknowhow.com/2008/07/save-the-cheerleader/ Bright ideas to grow your business Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.interactiveknowhow.com/2008/07/save-the-cheerleader/#comment-35 Nico Macdonald Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:17:05 +0000 http://www.interactiveknowhow.com/?p=35#comment-35 This is a useful report on Haque's talk. I am wary of theorist who are unwilling to demonstrate how their theories build on or react against existing theories. I noted many critics of capitalism he could and should address, including Robert Owen, Saint Simon, Marx, Keynes and Friedman. Haque also appears to believe that the concept of externalities is new. But the idea was pioneered by Alfred Marshall in the pre-War period. His belief that progress is a zero sum game also needs to be interrogated. While I am pleased to report that Haque is more than willing to debate his ideas, we need to be better at interrogating them. This is a useful report on Haque’s talk. I am wary of theorist who are unwilling to demonstrate how their theories build on or react against existing theories. I noted many critics of capitalism he could and should address, including Robert Owen, Saint Simon, Marx, Keynes and Friedman. Haque also appears to believe that the concept of externalities is new. But the idea was pioneered by Alfred Marshall in the pre-War period. His belief that progress is a zero sum game also needs to be interrogated. While I am pleased to report that Haque is more than willing to debate his ideas, we need to be better at interrogating them.

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