Readings Note: Partha Dasgupta on How to Think Like an Economist

The introductory pre-class reading & assignment for my F2021 20th Century Economic History course...

REQUIRED READING: Partha Dasgupta (2007): Economics: A Very Short Introduction, Preface, Prologue, ch. 1, pp. 47-56, & ch. 4 <https://github.com/braddelong/public-files/blob/master/tceh/selections-book-dasgupta-economics-vsi.pdf>

OPTIONAL READING: Reading Notes: Dasgupta on Economics <https://github.com/braddelong/public-files/blob/master/tceh/selections-book-dasgupta-economics-vsi-reading-note-text.pdf>

OPTIONAL VIDEO: Dasgupta Mini-Lecture <https://watch.mmhmm.app/z_9314YM8gslIJ0xr0caYz>:

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