Economic pluralism /
edited by Robert Garnett, Erik K. Olsen, and Martha Starr.
- xxi, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 122 .
- Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 122. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction - Economic Pluralism for the 21st Century / Pluralism and Economic Inquiry: Pluralism and Heterodoxy -- Pluralism in Heterodox Economics / Moving Beyond the Rhetoric of Pluralism: Suggestions for an "Inside-the Mainstream" Heterodoxy / Is Convergence among Heterodox Schools Possible, Meaningful, or Desirable? / Is Kuhnean Incommensurability a Good Basis for Pluralism in Economics? / Why Should I Adopt Pluralism? / Ontology, Modern Economics, and Pluralism / The Cambridge School and Pluralism / Pluralism and Real-World Economies: Economic Democracy and the Common Good -- America beyond Capitalism: The Pluralist Commonwealth / From Competition and Greed to Equitable Cooperation: What Does a Pluralist Economics Have to Offer? / Growth, Development, and Quality of Life: A Pluralist Approach / Beyond the Status Quo, in the World and in the Discipline: The Comments of an Austrian Economist / Hayek and Lefebvre on Market Space and Extra-Catallactic Relationships / The Plural Economy of Gifts and Markets / Communities and Local Exchange Networks: An Aristotelean View / Pluralism and Economic Education -- Promoting a Pluralist Agenda in Undergraduate Economic Education / The Illusion of Objectivity: Implications for Teaching Economics / A Pluralist Teaching of Economics: Why and How / Economic Pluralism and Skill Formation: Adding Value to Students, Economies, and Societies / A Most Peculiar Success: Constructing UADPhilEcon, a Doctoral Program in Economics at the University of Athens / Robert Garnett, Erik Olsen, Martha Starr -- Frederic Lee -- David Colander -- William Waller -- Gustavo Marques and Diego Weisman -- Rogier De Langhe -- Tony Lawson -- Vinca Bigo -- Gar Alperovitz -- Robin Hahnel -- Ric Holt and Daphne Greenwood -- Emily Chamlee-Wright -- Virgil Henry Storr -- Ioana Negru -- Philip Kozel -- Kim Marie McGoldrick -- Alison Butler -- Gilles Raveaud -- Rod O'Donnell -- Yanis Varoufakis. 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
"The leading edges of economic thinking in the early 21st century are marked by a nascent pluralism - a positive valuing of difference and complexity - regarding the nature and evolution of human behaviour and economic organization. Economic Pluralism brings these pluralist sensibilities to the fore. Its twenty original essays explore the value and difficulties of pluralism in economic theory, philosophy, institutions, and education. These twenty original essays reflect the maturity and breadth of pluralist scholarship in economics today. The first eight chapters (including essays by Tony Lawson, Diana Strassmann, Frederic Lee, and David Colander) stake out contentious positions on how and why pluralism matters in economic inquiry. The remaining chapters explore the meaning and consequences of pluralism in economic education, institutions, and policies. This volume provides a unique "second generation" discussion of pluralism in economics. Its twenty original essays include contentious disagreements about where and why pluralism matters in economic inquiry as well as creative explorations of pluralism and its consequences in economic systems and in graduate and undergraduate economic education. It is certain to spur further debate over the scope and value of economic pluralism for the 21st century. This volume would be of most interest as a supplementary text for graduate or undergraduate courses that include units on heterodox economics or economic philosophy ."--Publisher's website.