Simkovich's course

<--------------------------------------------------> This is a posting to ECONHIST.TEACH, a list operated by The Cliometric Society (csociety@cs.muohio.edu). <--------------------------------------------------> Boris, This sounds like a great course idea. I don't think that you should worry about telling a prepackaged "coherent" story. Our job is to teach students how to learn and your proposed course will probably accomplish this better than a textbook-based class. On the subject of which readings to include: My course is primarily focused on the U.S., but I have had great success using Richard Easterlin, "Why Isn't the Whole World Developed?" JEH, March 1981, along with Greg Clark, "Why Isn't the Whole World Developed? Lessons from the Cotton Mills," JEH, March 1987, and critics/replies. In addition, Gavin Wright, "The Origins of American Industrial Success, 1879-1940," AER, 1990, and Moses Abramovitz, "The Catch-Up Factor in Post-War Economic Growth," Economic Inquiry, 1991. This mix of readings covers a wide array of ideas and methodologies. Robert Whaples <----------------------------------------------------------> To post a message, send it to ECONHIST.TEACH@cs.muohio.edu. For more information, send the message "info ECONHIST.TEACH" to lists@cs.muohio.edu. >