Critical Political Economy - Complexity, Rationality, and the Logic of Post-Orthodox Pluralism

Zusatztext 'An impressively argued attempt to bridge conventional divisions between economics and other areas of social theory' William Outhwaite (Sussex University! UK) Informationen zum Autor Christian Arnsperger Klappentext This bold and ambitious book attempts to diagnose and remedy what is wrong with economics, so that it can become an emancipatory form of knowledge. It will be of interest to serious economists and philosophers of social science everywhere. Zusammenfassung This bold and ambitious book attempts to diagnose and remedy what is wrong with economics, so that it can become an emancipatory form of knowledge. It will be of interest to serious economists and philosophers of social science everywhere. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Part 1: Uncritical Complexity 2. Uncritical Atoms: The Limits of Standard Economics 3. Uncritical Mass: The Limits of Complexity Economics 4. The Use of Uncritical Knowledge in Society Part 2: Bottom-Up Critical Theory - The Logic of Self-Criticizing Complexity 5. The Use of Critical Knowledge about Society 6. Bottom-Up Critical Theory: What Does Economics Describe? 7. A Self-Criticizing Economic System Part 3: Toward a Critical Mainstream? 8. A Formal Approach to Critically Rational Action Part 4: Critical Political Economy - The Logic of Post-Orthodox Pluralism 9. The Use of Economics in a Complex Economy 10. Free-Economy Economics 11. Post-Orthodox Pluralism in Economics

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• Autori: Christian Arnsperger, Christian (Universite Catholique De Lo Arnsperger, Christian (Universite Catholique de Louvain Arnsperger, Arnsperger Christian, Christian Arnsperger
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.12.2007
• EAN: 9780415446303
• ISBN: 978-0-415-44630-3
• Pagine: 352
• Serie: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy; Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Business & Economics / General, Social Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Politics & government, Political Economy, Politics and government