I mention decline a lot on here, in passing, as in decline of the western empire. But I don't feel I have a good grasp of the history of empires more generally (well, things that have gotten that label in history, like the roman empire).
And I don't want to end up in bougie land trying to learn more about it, cause I figure they're going to romanticize empires more so.
While there are things to criticize Hudson for, his advocacy of modern monetary theory for example, labelling him a "bourgeois economist" seems dishonest. He's a self described "Marxist economist" and similar to his colleague Richard Wolff, he unfortunately has some western Marxist brainworms, likely made worse by existing within trotskyist circles in his formative years. He most importantly takes an anti-imperialist stance and this is reflected throughout his work.
While there are things to criticize Hudson for, his advocacy of modern monetary theory for example, labelling him a "bourgeois economist" seems dishonest. He's a self described "Marxist economist" and similar to his colleague Richard Wolff, he unfortunately has some western Marxist brainworms, likely made worse by existing within trotskyist circles in his formative years. He most importantly takes an anti-imperialist stance and this is reflected throughout his work.