Reconstructing Political Economy: The Great Divide in Economic Thought

by William K. Tabb

Overview

This volume offers an original perspective on the questions the great economists have asked and looks at their significance for todays world. Written in a provocative and accessible style, it examines how the diverse traditions of political economy have conceptualised 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.
Reconstructing Political Economy is a timely and thought-provoking contribution to a political economy for our time. In this light it offers fresh insights into such issues as modern theories of growth, the historic relations between state and market and the significance of globalisation for modern societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134621637
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/22/2002
Series:	Routledge Studies in Contemporary Political Economy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

William K.Tabb is Professor of Economics and Political Science at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of The Japanese System: Cultural Economy and Economic Transformation, The Political Economy of the Black Ghetto; and co-editor of Instability and Change in the World Economy.

Table of Contents

1 The two cultures in economics 2 Of dialogic debates and the uncertain embrace 3 Contestation and canonicity: the Adam Smith problem 4 The legacies of classical political economy 5 Marx and the long run 6 The neoclassical (counter) revolution 7 Heterodoxy and holism 8 Keynes and the world turned upside down 9 The last half-century in the mainstream 10 Theorizing economic growth 11 From equilibrium into history

Editorial Reviews

Tabb (economics and political science, Queen College and the Graduate Center of the City U. of New York) provides an account of the evolution of economic thought through analysis of the issues addressed by some of the world's famous economists and the controversies they generated, with evaluation of their present-day significance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

'This is a stirring and critical account of the evolution of economic thought during the last two and a half centuries...remarkably readable, amply documented, containing a vast literature of circa 800 references, all in a style that is highly critical without being unjustly provocative.' - History of Economic Ideas

He presents some interesting speculation on the new economics to which a new economic situation may lead. He surveys the history of economic thought in a manner that contrasts refreshingly with conventional treatments. - David R. Andrews, Cazenovia College, USA for the Review of Radical Political Economics

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