Title: Frontiers of evolutionary economics : competition, self-organization, and innovation policy /
Authors: Foster, John, 1947-; Metcalfe, J. S.
Publisher: Edward Elgar,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Evolutionary economics.; Rational expectations (Economic theory); Economic development.
Abstract: "Evolutionary economists have been drawn into the modern complexity science literature which attempts to provide an understanding of how and why 'complex adaptive systems' engage in processes of self-organization. The goal is to provide an integrated analysis of both selection and self-organization that is uniquely economic in orientation." "This book will appeal to evolutionary and industrial economists and policymakers involved with issues of innovation and management scientists."--Jacket.
Contents: Modern evolutionary economic perspective: an overview / John Foster, J. Stanley Metcalfe -- The coevolution of technology and institutions as the driver of economic growth / Richard R. Nelson -- Commentary: institutions, macroevolution and economic selection / John M. Gowdy -- From evolution to language and learning / Bart Nooteboom -- Commentary: from evolution to language and learning / Paolo Ramazzotti -- Theorizing complexity / Robert Delorme -- Commentary: simplicity in theory of complexity -- defining, knowing and doing / Drew Wollin -- Self-organizing and Darwinian selection in economic and biological evolutions: an enquiry into the sources of organizing information / Pavel Pelikan -- Commentary: the origins of successful economic organizations -- a Darwinian explanation with room for self-organizing / Bryan Morgan -- History-friendly theories in economics: reconciling universality and context in evolutionary analysis / Kurt Dopfer -- Commentary: history-friendly theories in economics -- reconciling universality and context in evolutionary analysis / Jason Potts -- Considerations about a production system with qualitative change / Paolo Saviotti -- Heterogeneity and evolutionary change: empirical conception, findings and unresolved issues / Uwe Cantner, Horst Hanusch -- Commentary: heterogeneity and evolutionary change -- empircal conception, findings and unresolved issues / John Nightingale -- Measuring complexity: puzzles and tentative solutions / Francisco Louçã -- Commentary / Steve Keen -- Knowledge, ignorance and the evolution of complex systems / Peter M. Allen -- Commentary: knowledge, ignorance and the evolution of complex systems / Kevin Bryant -- Promoting innovation: an overview of the applications of evolutionary economics and systems approaches to policy issues / Kevin Bryant.