Advancing the Frontiers of Heterodox Economics (Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367598523 ISBN 13: 9780367598525

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

This collection of essays honors the life and work of one of the most prominent and fervent heterodox economists, Frederic S. Lee, who has been at the heart of the heterodox economics movements for the past three decades. Authors in this book demonstrate that heterodox economic has transcended the criticism of mainstream economics and, more importantly, that constructive developments are in the making by way of cross-communications among various heterodox economics traditions.

Frederic S. Lee’s contributions to heterodox economics are centered on three themes: the making of a history and identity of heterodox economics, heterodox microeconomics, and the heterodox analysis of social provisioning. Part I addresses the importance of history, theory, research methods, and institutions in the making of the identity of heterodox economics as an alternative to mainstream economics. Part II delves into heterodox microeconomic theories―in particular, investment, pricing, competition, markets, and market governance―as foundations of heterodox macroeconomic analyses. Part III expands the analysis of the capitalist social provisioning process with an emphasis on its subsystems and their relationships over historical time. Part IV encapsulates the life and work of Frederic S. Lee.

Throughout his intellectual life Frederic S. Lee has shown to many that the development of heterodox economics is rendered possible by unselfish and ceaseless efforts to build both theory and institutions. Essays in this book attest that establishing an alternative critical theory to the status quo is not only possible but also serviceable to the majority of the population.

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About the Author

Tae-Hee Jo is Associate Professor of Economics at the State University of New York, Buffalo State, USA.

Zdravka Todorova is an Associate Professor of Economics at Wright State University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367598523
• ISBN 13: 9780367598525
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 388
• Editor: Jo Tae-Hee, Todorova Zdravka