Arthur MacEwan
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Professor, at UMB since 1975 Chair Areas of Special Interest: International Affairs, Marxism, Macroeconomics, Economics of Education
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Arthur MacEwan has been a member of the faculty of the UMass Economics Department since 1975, teaching courses on economic development, macroeconomics, the economics of education, Latin America, American Economic History and Marxist economics. His writing focuses primarily on issues of international development, but his current research also focuses on the economics of education. His most recent book is NEOLIBERALISM OR DEMOCRACY? Economic Strategy, Markets and Alternatives for the 21st Century, published by Zed Books (London) in 1999. In addition to his scholarly work, Professor MacEwan writes regularly for Dollars & Sense magazine. During 2001-2002 Professor MacEwan was the university's Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and throughout the 1990s he was the Vice President and Grievance Officer for the Faculty Staff Union at UMass Boston.
Arthur MacEwan's Curriculum Vitae: MacEwan CV 2006
Representative Publications:
“Liberalization, Migration, and Development: The Mexico-U.S. Relationship,” Revista Economía Mundial, No. 14, 2006, pp. 57-85. On the web at: http://sem-wes.org/revista/arca/rem_14/rem14_2I.pdf
“How Did the West Get Rich? Alternative Stories and Alternative Lessons,” Published on line by the International Development Economics Associates at http://www.networkideas.org/news/apr2006/news10_West_Get_Rich.htm
Jointly with Neil Allison, “Students Dropping Out of Puerto Rico Public Schools: Measuring the Problem and Examining the Implications,” Ensayos y Monografias, Numero 15, marzo 2005, Unidad de Investigaciones Economicas, Departamento de Economia, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras.
“Neoliberalism and Democracy: Market Power versus Democratic Power,” in A. S. Filho and D. Johnston, eds., Neoliberalism: A Critical Reader, London: Pluto Press, 2005.
Neoliberalism or Democracy? Economic Strategy, Markets and Alternatives for the 21st Century, Zed Books, London, and St. Martin's Press, NY, 1999. (Spanish edition: ¿Neoliberalismo o democracia? Estrategias y alternativas economicas para el siglo XXI, Intermon, Barcelona, 2001. Arabic edition: forthcoming in 2006.)
Economics 325 Syllabus Fall 2006
