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.
Globalization: State of the Art and Perspectives
1st Edition
By Stefan A. Schirm
July 30, 2009
Globalization is the first volume which systematically encompasses the debates and the results of research of political scientists on all core aspects of the interrelation between politics and economics in the process of globalization. This volume shows how research on globalization has ...
Marx for the 21st Century
1st Edition
Edited
By Hiroshi Uchida
July 30, 2009
This groundbreaking collection surveys current research on Marx and Marxism from a variety of perspectives. Setting forward an unconventional range of questions for discussion, the book develops key ideas, such as the theory of history, controversies about justice and the latest textual scholarship...
The Labour Theory of Value
1st Edition
By Peter C. Dooley
July 30, 2009
Exploring the origins and development of the labour theory of value, Peter Dooley examines its emergence from the natural law philosopher of the sixteenth and seventeenth century and its domination of the classical school of economics. This book will prove to be essential reading for all students ...
Economics, Ethics and the Market: Introduction and Applications
1st Edition
By Johan J. Graafland
June 22, 2009
The primary aim of the text is to introduce the reader to the relationship between economics and ethics and to the application of economic ethics in the evaluation of the market. The reader will gain insight into: The ethical and methodological strategy of economics and criticism of the core ...
The Core Theory in Economics: Problems and Solutions
1st Edition
By Lester Telser
January 30, 2009
An important tenet of game theory, core theory has nonetheless been all but ignored by the mainstream. Its basic premise is that individuals band together in order to promote their interests as much as possible. The return to an individual depends on competition among various coalitions ...
Equilibrium in Economics: Scope and Limits
1st Edition
Edited
By Valeria Mosini
January 29, 2009
General Equilibrium Theory, which became the dominating paradigm after the Second World War, is founded on the postulated existence, uniqueness, and stability of equilibrium in economic processes. Since then, the concept has come under sustained attack from all points of the heterodox ...
The Political Economy of Global Sporting Organisations
1st Edition
By John Forster, Nigel Pope
November 12, 2007
At the global level, sport is ruled by a set of organizations including giants such as the IOC (Olympics), FIFA (soccer), and the IAAF (athletics) as well as sporting minnows such as the World Armsport Federation (armwrestling). Many of these bodies have been surrounded by controversy during ...
Culture and Politics in Economic Development
1st Edition
By Volker Bornschier
November 09, 2007
In this important book, pre-eminent economic sociologist Volker Bornschier analyzes growth and development in the Old and New Worlds - the so-called 'developed' countries. He shows how sociological and political factors have a massive impact on economic change in those countries. The book is&...
Neoliberalism: National and Regional Experiments with Global Ideas
1st Edition
Edited
By Ravi K. Roy, Arthur T. Denzau, Thomas D. Willett
November 05, 2007
Critics of globalization often portray neoliberalism as an extremist laissez-faire political-economic philosophy that rejects government any sort of government intervention in the domestic economy. Like most over-used terms, it is more complicated than this introductory sentence suggests. This ...
Explorations in Economic Methodology: From Lakatos to Empirical Philosophy of Science
1st Edition
Edited
By Roger E. Backhouse
September 17, 2007
Roger Backhouse is a key figure in the field of economic methodology. Explorations in Economic Methodology both clarifies and responds to the issues raised by the literature and argues that methodology is an essential activity. Offering a constructive, but critical, response to the recent ...
The Value of Marx: Political Economy for Contemporary Capitalism
1st Edition
By Alfredo Saad Filho
September 17, 2007
Karl Marx's writings provide a uniquely insightful explanation of the inner workings of capitalism, which other schools of thought generally have difficulty explaining. From this vantage point, Marx's works can help to explain important features and economic problems of our age, and the limits of ...
An Evolutionary Approach to Social Welfare
1st Edition
By Christian Sartorius
December 09, 2003
While not evident immediately, social norms and values play a crucial role in the theory of social choice. In the first half of the twentieth century, the special acknowledgement by economic theory of the autonomy of individuals and their subjective view of the world had led to the serious problem ...