Critical Political Economy
Complexity, Rationality, and the Logic of Post-Orthodox Pluralism
Published on 13. December 2007
352 pages
978-1-134-06458-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book asks how a more liberating economics could be constructed and taught. It suggests that if economists today are serious about emancipation and empowerment, they will have to radically change their conception about what it means for a citizen to act rationally in a complex society.Arnsperger emphasises that current economics neglects an imp
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'An impressively argued attempt to bridge conventional divisions between economics and other areas of social theory' William Outhwaite (Sussex University, UK)More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
2,72 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-06458-8 (9781134064588)
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Christian Arnsperger
Critical Political Economy
Complexity, Rationality, and the Logic of Post-Orthodox Pluralism
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Christian Arnsperger
Critical Political Economy
Complexity, Rationality, and the Logic of Post-Orthodox Pluralism
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12/2007
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Content
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
