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From

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

Date NOVEMBER 20, 1973 

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.73-135, 

the new course proposal for Economics 309-5 - 

Introduction to Marxian Economics." 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

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FACULTY OF ARTS - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIfS 

Subject 

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Date NOVEMBER 20, 1973 

ECONOMICS 309-4 - INTRODUCTION TO 

On the recommendation of the Faculty of Arts, the Senate 

Committee on Undergraduate Studies has approved, as set forth in 

SCUS 73-48, the new course proposal for Economics 309-5 - 

Introduction to Marxian Economics, and recommends approval to 

Senate. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Registrar          

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Dean 

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Date ............. November 

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Attached is the additional information requested by the 

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies for the new 

course ECONOMICS 309-5 as supplied by Dr. N. Lebowitz. 

WA.

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W.A.S. Smith 

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To SCUS - Secretary's Note 

The new course proposal 

form and other documents 

provided for Econ 309-5 have 

been added to this material 

now provided. 

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FACULTY OF ARTS 

COURSE 

September 1973 

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1. CALENDAR IPIFORMAT ION

Department: Economic3 

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Course Number: 

09-5

Title: 

Sub-title or Description: 

Introduction to Man. 

ian cormicQ 

Credit Hours: 

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Vector 

Description: 

Pre-requisite(s):. 

EcorAmica 200

and 205 or by per!nision

of instructor

2.'

ENROLMENT AND SCHEDULING

Estimated Enrolment: 

Semester Offered' (e.g.' 

jearly, every Spring; twice yearly, Fall 

and Spring)

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once every

fur

seme3tera

When will course firs be offered? 

It has

been offered ø,veral ti-aea a

g

Directed Studies or Special Tbpic2

and

in 71

in thin

or as

3. JUSTiFICATION ? 

A. What is the detailed description of the 

course including 

differentiation 

from lower level courses, from 

similar courses 

in

the same çepartment, and from courses in other departments 

in

the University? 

Eximination of Marc's economic theory, with

particular 

aiphais 

Theorio of urDluQ Value and

the

Grindrisse. Gonidration of

earlier wic

the baa for

9tudy1.n the above. 

?

ntification of 

critical differences between Marxt3n ocorxmio theory

and the dominant

seboola of economic 

theory in iorth 

America. 

There are r.o comparable courses in

the D'partent of Economio3

and

Commerce and

ixno

with a

similar

orientation to Marx

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a ecor.omtc theo'7

in other departrnent0

B.. What is the range of topics that may be dealt with 

in the 

course? 

Heel

and Marx. Extent of continuity between the Young

Marx

and

the old

Marx.

Nature of Marx's

nethodo1oy 9

Relation of philophi.a1

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or&enntion and the

tructuró of C'itR10 Cnnit1 a 

g a critique, of both 

vuiar" and Ricardian

political ? 

odor cyclical and 

i,th thriei 

and Marxicn eccno,lc2. Man'!) projections of the

separatIon

of owner-.hip

and control with 

the

rnwth of th, Joint-stock company, Increasin: 

:1alØ

nnd th civ f1ceni 

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1nrin ? 

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)ncentration

of

ndt.ry0Etc

2.

C. How does this course fit the goals of the department? 

Provide a. balance by introducinz student3 to on alternative

theoretical explanation of ocor,oic rclat.onhip and cian;o0 For

ocor.omica rn3Ljor3, it

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on introduction to

si nific:nt bdy

of economic tory xid also provides a bacround fbr unrtindin

some currnt

th3o retical controvcraics in economics. 

also

SCY7O3 3t).-eCOfl.

xnajrs lookin for

underta.'iiln of Marian economics to complement

degree requirement 

Additional elective

• E. What are the calendar changes necessai'y to reflect the 

addition of this course? 

Calendar entry to be included in 74-75

Calendar submission

F.

What course, .t any, •is being dropped 

LOW

Ute ? 

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this course is approved? 

The course has been introduced arid tested fbr fetbility arid

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student demand as Directed Ctuiee and

S

pecial ibpios. It would,

accordinly, no longer be iv"n in these fbris.

proposed

, rather

than three credits, the course would carry five credits,which

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consistent with the course load in the paot and alco with comparable

third-year level courea.

G.

What is the nature of student demand for this course? 

Enrollment was restricted and nuniemus students were turned away

when this was riven a SpecItl Topics in

75-1.

There have been

number-of' requests as to when the course will be Ziv.m Rain. Student

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reaotion has been quite f'avorab1t,a9 indicated by the re.

g

ults of the

Teaching Evaluation Curvey which showed it wasranked second 1ilhe9t

ong courses in-the Department of Economics and Commerce

in 75-1a

H.

Other reasons for introducing the course. 

Availability

of instructor with tetchin and research interests

In this area. Potential ft'r stimulation of

intez% . 

discipltnary work.

3.

4. BUDGETARY AND 

SPACE FACTORS

A.

Which faculty will be available to teach this course? 

Lebowitz

B.

What are the special space and/or equipment requirements 

for this course? 

None

C.

Any other budgetary implications of mounting this course: 

None. 

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Approval: 

Curriculu:n Committee: 

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October 

4, 1973

Dean of Faculty: 

Senate TJnd'rg radua Lo 

Studies Coni:nit.: 

Senate: 

Course: Econonic 484

Title: Marxjan Economics

SIflON iRASEP UVUSITY

Departrnnt of Economics

Co;,-,-,e

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(Offered under Selected Topics)

Marx 

Kalecki 

consideration

The

apre-Keyne

methodology. 

real!v 

recent

mrt

.n,

hai

who:

Keysi 

nec-Marxist

Tim

earr

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t:e

ar.

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exam- 

pital, Volumes I, II, III

Theories of Surplus Value. Volume UI

Books Recommended:

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Karl Marx, Theories of Surplus Value, Volumes 1, 11

Karl Marx, The Crundrisse

Karl Marx, ?

Economic and Philoso

hic1 Manuscrpt5?f 18

Ernest Mandel, The Formation of the

Thought 

of Karl

Marx 

Mao

Tse-Tung, On Contradiction

Louis Aithusser (ed), Reading

Capital 

David Horowitz, Marx and Modern Economics

E.K. Hunt, A

Critique of Economic Theory

3°1-S

Introduction to Narxian Economics 

(as taught Spring 

1973

as Econ 484) 

Week 

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Lecture ? 

Subjects 

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Assigned Readings 

1

Introduction. Bibliographical History of 

Marx. Consideration of approaches to 

studying Marx. 

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The question of the "break!' 

between the Young and Old Marx 

2

1-Legel's Science of Logic. 

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Dialectics    

Mas Tse-Tong, 

Hegelian controdiction, etc.         

On Contradiction 

3

Hegel's Phenomenology of Nird, Fewerbach,  

Marx, Economic and 

Marx and Engels' Fewerbachian Criticism   

Philosophical Manuscripts 

Classical Political Econom 

y

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Marx and    

of 1844 

Smith. ? 

Re Economic and Philosophical 

Manuscripts of 1844 

4

Hegel's Philosophy of Histor 

y . ? 

Marx and   

Marx and Engels, 

Engels, ? 

The German ideology         

The German Ideology 

5

Marx. The Poverty of Philosophy. 

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Marx    

Marx, Wage Labour and 

and Ricardo as of the 1840's. 

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Wige     

Capital 

Labour and Capital 

6

Wage Labour & Capital continued.       

Coimunist Manifests 

Communist Manifests. ? 

Marx's work in 

the 1850's. ? 

The place of the Grundrisse 

and the Theories of Surplus Value 

7

Introduction to Cap!tai. 

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Marx's methodology 

Excerpts from Marx, 

in Capital. ? 

Treatment of questions in the  The Grundrisse 

Critique of Political Econom 

y .

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The

Labour Theory of Value, Supply and Demand, 

and the Invisible Hand. 

8

Commodities, Money and Simple Circulation.  

Capital, ? 

Vol. 

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1.

Marx and Ricardo. 

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Surplus Value, etc. 

9

Absolute and Relative Surplus Value.     

Capital, Vol. ? 

1.

Wages. 

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Simple Reporduction 

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Con' t... 

Week   

LectureSubjects         

Assir.cd Readings 

10

Factors affecting the Rate of Accumulation. 

Capital 

Vol. ? 

II.

The General Law of Accumulation. 

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Historic 

Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation. 

Primitive Accumulation. 

11

Circuits of Capital. 

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Capital as Noney,   

Capital, Vol II 

Means of Production and Commodities. 

Costs of Circulation. 

12

Adjustment effects when commodity-capital  

Capital, Vol Ill 

and money-capital are not equal. 

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Reproduction 

models - Simple and Extended. 

13

Dialectical Synthesis of Volume III of    

Capital, Vol. ? 

III, 

Capital. 

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Problems 1- Volume III.      

excerpt 

from Theories of 

Falling Rate of Profit. 

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Transformation   

Surplus-Value, Volume III.. 

of Values into Prices. 

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Capital as a 

Critique of Political Economy. 