Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
About the Book Series
In recent years, there has been widespread criticism of mainstream economics. This has taken many forms, from methodological critiques of its excessive formalism, to concern about its failure to connect with many of the most pressing social issues. This series provides a forum for research which is developing alternative forms of economic analysis. Reclaiming the traditional 'political economy' title, it refrains from emphasising any single school of thought, but instead attempts to foster greater diversity within economics.
Feminism, Economics and Utopia: Time Travelling through Paradigms
1st Edition
By Karin Schonpflug
November 24, 2009
Are there feminist, economic utopian visions amongst feminist economists? What are these visions? Is there a common vision for feminist economics or should there be? Can feminist economics be effective without a utopian vision? Comprehensive and original, this book surveys the entire field of ...
Human Ecology Economics: A New Framework for Global Sustainability
1st Edition
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By Roy E. Allen
November 24, 2009
This book presents ‘human ecology economics’ as a new and more comprehensive interdisciplinary framework for understanding ‘world conditions and human systems’. This book helps economists rethink the boundaries and methods of their discipline - so that they can participate more fully in debates ...
Reigniting the Labor Movement: Restoring means to ends in a democratic Labor Movement
1st Edition
By Gerald Friedman
November 24, 2009
A century of union growth ended in the 1980s. Since then, declining union membership has undermined the Labor Movement’s achievements throughout the advanced capitalist world. As unions have lost membership, declining economic clout and political leverage has left them as weak props upholding wages...
Growth and Development in the Global Political Economy: Modes of Regulation and Social Structures of Accumulation
1st Edition
By Phillip O'Hara
October 13, 2009
Recent institutional changes have seen the increasing dominance of globalization and neoliberalism in the world economy. As markets have been deregulated, privatization and unproductive government spending have been promoted. Yet the greater volatility of capitals, the emergence of many financial ...
Post-Keynesian Macroeconomics: Essays in Honour of Ingrid Rima
1st Edition
Edited
By Mathew Forstater, Gary Mongiovi, Steven Pressman
September 18, 2009
Edited by three very well known academics in the field and contributed to by John Smithin, Laurence Moss and G. C. Harcourt, this volume reflects the breath of the honouree’s interests and as such it covers a wide range of topics including political economy, labour economics, history of economic ...
The Future of Social Security Policy: Women, Work and A Citizens Basic Income
1st Edition
By Ailsa McKay
September 18, 2009
Current debates concerning the future of social security provision in advanced capitalist states have raised the issue of a citizen’s basic income (CBI) as a possible reform package: a proposal based on the principles of individuality, universality and unconditionality which would ensure a minimum ...
The New Economy and Macroeconomic Stability: A Neo-Modern Perspective Drawing on the Complexity Approach and Keynesian Economics
1st Edition
By Dario Togati
September 18, 2009
The past decade has seen many leading economies, especially the US, undergo profound structural transformations. Departing from the standard theories employed to explain this phenomenon, here author Togati provides the first broad analysis of the New Economy. In this book, the first to look at the ...
Hayek and Natural Law
1st Edition
By Erik Angner
July 30, 2009
Providing a radical new reading of Hayek's life and work, this new book, by an important Hayekian scholar, dispels many of the mysteries surrounding one of the most prominent economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century. Angner argues that Hayek's work should be seen as ...
Remapping Gender in the New Global Order
1st Edition
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By Marjorie Griffin-Cohen, Janine Brodie
July 30, 2009
This book analyses changes in gender relations, as a result of globalization, in countries on the semi-periphery of power. Semi-periphery refers to those nations which are not drivers of change globally, but have enough economic and political security to have some power in determining their own ...
Renaissance in Behavioral Economics: Essays in Honour of Harvey Leibenstein
1st Edition
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By Roger Frantz
July 30, 2009
Economists working on behavioral economics have been awarded the Nobel Prize four times in recent years. This book explores this innovative area and in particular focuses on the work of Harvey Leibenstein, one of the pioneers of the discipline. The topics covered in the book include agency theory;...
Consumer Capitalism
1st Edition
By Anastasios Korkotsides
July 27, 2009
An excellent addition to Routledge’s strong tradition of publishing exceptional books in heterodox economics, this innovative and groundbreaking volume draws on the work of Schumpeter, Marx and Sraffa, three of the most influential economists of all time. It bases value on a single, inwardly felt ...
Race and Economic Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
1st Edition
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By Marlene Kim
July 31, 2009
Examining the crucial topic of race relations, this book explores the economic and social environments that play a significant role in determining economic outcomes and why racial disparities persist. With contributions from a range of international contributors including Edward Wolff and ...