Economics as Worldly Philosophy: Essays in Political and Historical Economics in Honour of Robert L. Heilbroner

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: History and Vision in Economics....Pages 1-11
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The Economics of Positive Methodology....Pages 15-21
Neo-classical Economics and Neo-Darwinism: Clearing the Way for Historical Thinking....Pages 22-72
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Stages of Technical Advance, Industrial Segmentation and Employment: Computer-based Automation in Historical Perspective....Pages 75-103
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Budget Deficits and the US Economy: Considerations in a Heilbronerian Mode....Pages 107-144
Managed Capitalism versus the Small State: Which is the Formula for Capitalist Success?....Pages 145-160
The Political Economy of Growth and Distribution: Economics, Public Policy and Politics....Pages 161-186
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Adam Smith between Political Economy and Economics....Pages 189-240
History, Human Nature and Justice in Marx....Pages 241-268
The Commodity as ‘Characteristic Form’....Pages 269-302
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Quesnay’s Theory of Economic Growth and Decline....Pages 305-321
Adam Smith and the New Economics of Effort....Pages 322-334
Classical Perspectives on Investment: An Exegesis of Behavioural Assumptions....Pages 335-355
Marx and Market Socialism....Pages 356-373
Epilogue....Pages 375-376
Back Matter....Pages 377-397