Economic Pluralism (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 12
Copyright......Page 13
Contents......Page 14
Contributors......Page 17
Acknowledgments......Page 23
Economic pluralism for the twenty-first century......Page 24
Part I Pluralism and economic inquiry......Page 40
1 Pluralism in heterodox economics......Page 42
2 Moving beyond the rhetoric of pluralism: Suggestions for an “inside-the-mainstream” heterodoxy......Page 59
3 Is convergence among heterodox schools possible, meaningful, or desirable?......Page 71
4 Raising dissonant voices: Pluralism and economic heterodoxy......Page 84
5 Is Kuhnean incommensurability a good basis for pluralism in economics?......Page 97
6 Why should I adopt pluralism?......Page 110
7 Ontology, modern economics, and pluralism......Page 122
8 The Cambridge School and pluralism......Page 137
Part II Pluralism and real-world economies......Page 150
9 America beyond capitalism: The Pluralist Commonwealth......Page 152
10 From competition and greed to equitable cooperation: What does a pluralist economics have to offer?......Page 168
11 Growth, development, and quality of life: A pluralist approach......Page 183
12 Beyond the status quo, in the world and in the discipline: The comments of an Austrian economist......Page 199
13 Hayek and Lefebvre on market space and extra-catallactic relationships......Page 204
14 The plural economy of gifts and markets......Page 217
15 Communities and local exchange networks: An Aristotelian view......Page 228
Part III Pluralism and economics education......Page 242
16 Promoting a pluralist agenda in undergraduate economics education......Page 244
17 The illusion of objectivity: Implications for teaching economics......Page 259
18 A pluralist teaching of economics: Why and how......Page 273
19 Economic pluralism and skill formation: Adding value to students, economies, and societies......Page 285
20 A most peculiar success: Constructing UADPhilEcon, a doctoral program in economics at the University of Athens......Page 301
Index......Page 316