Indeed, one might question the very premise that, two decades from now, there will be textbooks as we know them. Today, introductory economics is taught using a textbook in which an eminent professor authoritatively bestows the conventional wisdom on his or her (typically, his) students.
事实上，你甚至大可怀疑二十年后的教科书将不再是我们熟悉的模样。今天，经济学概论课程大多采用著名教授编写的教科书，作者（通常是男性）以自己的方式向学生灌输传统智慧。蕴藏在教科书中、由编写教授组织的知识是自上而下传递的。