Three years ago the World Economics Association (WEA) was launched to create an inclusive professional association for the global community
of economists. Already it is second in size only to the American
Economic Association, from which it differs in two fundamental
dimensions.
One is the self-evident geo-political difference; the other is that the
WEA is not committed to maintaining the hegemony of the neoclassical
school. Instead, in the tradition of the natural sciences and physics
especially, it supports investigation of real-world economies from
multiple perspectives.
I should also emphasize that the WEA is not the tool or creation of the
world’s financial oligarchy; instead it is financially independent.
The WEA’s strength is the breadth and size of its membership. Real
communities consist of individuals. And that is why I am inviting you,
a RWER subscriber, to join. The WEA membership is free, and I have two incentives to motivate you to give the two or three minutes that it takes to join.
Firstly, you will receive WEA periodicals free of charge. The WEA
already publishes three journals (with print copies soon to be
available). It also publishes a substantial bi-monthly newsletter,
holds online conferences, and has a rapidly growing network of national
chapters. Membership will give you immediate access to all this,
including email notifications. The covers of the current issues of WEA
periodicals are pictured below.
Secondly, you will be helping a good and important cause. It is now
commonly recognized that humanity is ill-served by the economics
profession as currently constituted, and that the primacy of the one
nation over a global professional focus is both absurd and unjust. The
WEA exists to overcome these deficiencies. By joining the WEA and
donating your two or three minutes you will be helping it achieve these
goals.
You may join here
Hopefully,
Edward Fullbrook
Executive Director of the World Economics Association
Editor of the Real-World Economics Review
University of the West of England
