Popular Education: Teaching Economics to Communities

Marlene Kim

Review of Radical Political Economics, 2025, vol. 57, issue 3, 584-609

Abstract: The author reflects on her experiences in popular education in economics, including lessons learned, what works, and specific and detailed examples of various popular economics trainings. The latter include a role play to illustrate structural adjustment programs, a jobs pyramid to illustrate the hegemonic structure of work and pay, and utilizing ten chairs to illustrate inequality in wealth. JEL Classification: A20, A29

Keywords: pedagogy; popular education; education for social change; training for transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1177/04866134251346507

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