Reconstructing Political Economy: The Great Divide in Economic Thought

by Tabb; William K.

• ISBN13: 9780415207621
• ISBN10: 0415207622
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Written in a provocative and accessible style, this book examines how the diverse traditions of political economy have conceptualized economic issues, events and theory. Going beyond the orthodoxies of mainstream economics it shows the relevance of political economy to the debates on the economic meaning of our times. It offers fresh insights into such issues as modern theories of growth, the historic relations between state and market and the significance of globalization for modern societies.

Table of Contents

The Two Cultures in Economics	p. 1
Of Dialogic Debates and the Uncertain Embrace	p. 17
Contestation and Canonicity: the Adam Smith Problem	p. 32
The Legacies of Classical Political Economy	p. 53
Marx and the Long Run	p. 75
The Neoclassical (counter) Revolution	p. 91
Heterodoxy and Holism	p. 111
Keynes and the World Turned Upside Down	p. 132
The Last Half-Century in the Mainstream	p. 154
Theorizing Economic Growth	p. 177
From Equilibrium into History	p. 203
Notes	p. 226
References	p. 250
Index	p. 281
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.