The Elgar Companion to Institutional and Evolutionary Economics

by Geoffrey M. Hodgson, Warren J. Samuels, Marc R. Tool

Overview

This authoritative and comprehensive reference work introduces the reader to the major concepts and leading contributors in the field of institutional and evolutionary economics.

The Companion's coverage includes contributions by leading international authors working in the traditions of Thorstein Veblen, Joseph Schumpeter and the new institutionalist economics. Featuring accessible, informative and provocative entries on all the significant areas, this book breaks new ground by bringing together widely dispersed but theoretically congruent ideas for the first time. Several entries assess evolutionary and institutional aspects in the work of otherwise orthodox political economists, such as Adam Smith, Alfred Marshall and Friedrich A. von Hayek. Although some attention has been given to the critique of mainstream neoclassical economics, the principal focus has been on the affirmative presentation of institutional and evolutionary economics as alternatives to both the neoclassical and Marxian schools. An important feature of the work is the inclusion of a large number of entries addressing the foundations of inquiry into political economy.

As the best single reference source on institutional and evolutionary economics now available, this two volume set will be welcomed by students and teachers in economics, scholars in related social sciences and government policymakers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852784393
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/1994
Series:	Elgar Original Reference Series
Pages:	896
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by Geoffrey M. Hodgson, Institute for International Management, Loughborough University London, UK, the late Warren J. Samuels, former Professor Emeritus of Economics, Michigan State University, US and the late Marc R. Tool, former Professor Emeritus of Economics, California State University, Sacramento, US

Editorial Reviews

‘The Elgar Companion to Institutional and Evolutionary Economics is a pioneering reference work which will be useful to open-minded researchers and mature students.'

From the Publisher

‘The Elgar Companion to Institutional and Evolutionary Economics is a pioneering reference work which will be useful to open-minded researchers and mature students.’

Esben Sloth Andersen

‘. . . the editors and authors of this Companion have completed a masterpiece. The editors are to be congratulated for establishing the theme and tone and the authors for delivering the goods. These volumes should not only be on our shelves, they should be taken down for frequent use.’

Glen Atkinson

‘. . . the Companion is highly valuable for students and the interested public because the entries make clear at the outset where the respective epistemological, theoretical or practical crucial point lies. . . . The Companion is a remarkable achievement and definitely of value as a reference-book and textbook for professionals and students alike.’

Helge Peukert

A comprehensive reference that introduces the major concepts and leading contributors in the field of institutional and evolutionary economics in 176 entries of about 2,000 words or less by European and North American scholars. Several entries assess evolutionary and institutional aspects in the work of otherwise orthodox political economists, such as Adam Smith, Alfred Marshall, Joseph Schumpeter, and Friedrich A. Hayek. Although some attention is given to the critique of mainstream neoclassical economics, the primary focus is on the affirmative presentation of institutional and evolutionary economics as alternatives to both the neoclassical and Marxian schools. An important feature of the work is the inclusion of a large number of entries addressing the foundations of inquiry into political economy. Explicitly directed toward advanced undergraduate and graduate students, but social scientists and government policy makers should also find much of interest and value. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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