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Economics in the shadows of Darwin and Marx : essays on institutional and evolutionary themes / Geoffrey M. Hodgson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2006.Description: viii, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1845424972
  • 9781845424978
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.1  22
LOC classification:
  • HB99.5 .H633 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Marxism, Darwinism, institutionalism -- Darwin and Marx at the crossroads -- Social Darwinism in anglophone academic journals -- Institutionalism versus Marxism : a debate with Alex Callinicos -- Three essays on critical realism -- The uncritical political affinities of critical realism -- Contestable claims by for critical realism in economics -- The problem of formalism in economics -- Habits and individuals; routines and institutions -- What are institutions? -- The hidden persuaders -- The complex evolution of a simple traffic convention -- The nature and replication of routines.
Summary: "Economics in the Shadows of Darwin and Marx" examines the legacies of these two giants of thought for the social sciences in the twenty-first century.
 This collection of essays establishes the importance of Darwinism for economics and other social sciences, and compares the Darwinian legacy with that of Marx. 

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-253) and index.

Introduction -- Marxism, Darwinism, institutionalism -- Darwin and Marx at the crossroads -- Social Darwinism in anglophone academic journals -- Institutionalism versus Marxism : a debate with Alex Callinicos -- Three essays on critical realism -- The uncritical political affinities of critical realism -- Contestable claims by for critical realism in economics -- The problem of formalism in economics -- Habits and individuals; routines and institutions -- What are institutions? -- The hidden persuaders -- The complex evolution of a simple traffic convention -- The nature and replication of routines.

"Economics in the Shadows of Darwin and Marx" examines the legacies of these two giants of thought for the social sciences in the twenty-first century.
 This collection of essays establishes the importance of Darwinism for economics and other social sciences, and compares the Darwinian legacy with that of Marx. 


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