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This has been an international and interesting discussion in which we found 
a firm distinction between English language and American language! It seems 
that the hegemony of math and modeling in economics is a matter of concern 
to many economists; but the rhetoric continues to gain strength, perhaps 
even more now because the language barrier is harder to cross than that of 
the math and simulation devices. The hegemony of the U.S. as a superpower 
and the ascendancy of the market metaphor all over the world does not bode 
well for any change of direction anytime soon. As an amusing aside, below 
is a short book review from The Economist of "Doing our own thing: the 
degradation of language and music" by a 'controversialist and linguist' 
John McWhorter. 
http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2384038  
 
Disclaimer: I know nothing of McWhorter's politics or ideology and thus have no sympathy
for it. Another aside -sometimes the jargon of other social sciences and discourses is as
abstruse as that of economics.
 
Sumitra Shah 
 
 
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