The radicals do not ask these large questions. There is a difficulty in avoiding remedies that are as bad as the problem. I'm skeptical about what you can expect from revolution. Thus it is no surprise that he is sometimes at odds with conventional economists, who, he believes, often disregard the social and political context of economic problems. I'm skeptical about technological coefficients and behavioral equations.
Economic theory contributes very little to practical policy.
Typically, Heilbroner disavows membership in either world of economics. My bag is writing lucid prose. The sales figures bear him out. The course is devoted to the rise and decline of classical political economy, beginning with Physiocracy, emphasizing the contribution of Smith and Ricardo and terminating with Bentham. No prior economic training is required to enter the course, but students who have not previously studied economics will be expected to pursue independent study of the basic and analytical principles.