Foundations for New Economic Thinking [electronic resource] : A Collection of Essays /
Dow, S.author.
New economic thinking is in demand in the light of the recent economic crisis. This book equips the reader with a better understanding of current ways of thinking as well as an awareness of other possibilities, providing the foundations for debate in theory and methodology alongside practical implications for policy.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? A Focus on Theoretical Approach; 2 Schools of Thought in Macroeconomics: The Method Is the Message; 3 Animal Spirits and Rationality (jointly authored with Alexander Dow); 4 Beyond Dualism; 5 Uncertainty about Uncertainty; 6 The Appeal of Mainstream Economics; 7 Mainstream Economic Methodology; 8 Methodological Pluralism and Pluralism of Method; 9 The Non-neutrality of Formalism (jointly authored with Victoria Chick)
10 Structured Pluralism11 The Meaning of Open Systems (jointly authored with Victoria Chick); 12 The Issue of Uncertainty in Economics; 13 Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics; 14 Afterword; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New economic thinking is in demand in the light of the recent economic crisis. This book equips the reader with a better understanding of current ways of thinking as well as an awareness of other possibilities, providing the foundations for debate in theory and methodology alongside practical implications for policy.
Economic policy.
Macroeconomics.
Economic theory.
Political economy.
Economic Policy.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
International Political Economy.