Transformation, Agency and the Economy - The Case for a Grounded Economics

This book outlines the contours of economics grounded in real-world phenomena and experiences by outlining the foundations of a Grounded Economics. This book provides a consistent framework to grasp the economy as an unfolding process.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Lifeworld, sense-making and the primordial gap 3. Agents, institutions and the horizontal gap 4. Praxis, reflection and the vertical gap 5. What is the economy? An interim conclusion 6. Grounded economics 7. Conclusion

About the author

Lukas Bäuerle is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Hamburg. He obtained his doctoral degree at the University of Flensburg with a thesis on a praxeological foundation of economics. His main research interests are institutional economics, social theories of practice as well as economic education and the role of economic knowledge in societal transitions.

Summary

This book outlines the contours of economics grounded in real-world phenomena and experiences by outlining the foundations of a Grounded Economics. This book provides a consistent framework to grasp the economy as an unfolding process.

Product details

• Authors: Lukas Bauerle, Lukas Bäuerle
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032443454
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244345-4
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Economics and Humanities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Social & political philosophy, Economic theory & philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political Economy, Economic theory and philosophy