The foundations of evolutionary institutional economics : generic institutionalism / Manuel Wackerle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scholz-Wäckerle, Manuel, 1981- author.

Series:

Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics

Routledge advances in heterodox economics ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Institutional economics.

Evolutionary economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Generic institutionalism offers a new perspective on institutional economic change within an evolutionary framework. The institutional landscape shapes the social fabric and economic organization in manifold ways. The book elaborates on the ubiquity of such institutional forms with regards to their emergence, durability and exit in social agency-structure relations. Thereby institutions are considered as social learning environments changing the knowledge base of the economy along generic rule-sets in non-nomological ways from within.</P><P></P><P>Specific attention is given to a theoretica

Contents:

Cover; The Foundations of Evolutionary Institutional Economics; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction - evolutionary economic programs; Part I Evolution - ontological foundations; 1 Ontologies and heuristics; 2 Dualistic approaches; 3 Naturalistic approaches; 4 Remarks and reflections on Part I; Part II Institutions - generic heuristics; 5 What are institutions?; 6 Veblen heuristics; 7 Hayek heuristics; 8 Schumpeter heuristics; 9 Bourdieu heuristics; 10 Synthesizing heuristics with generic rules

11 Remarks and reflections on Part IIPart III Complexity - methodological considerations; 12 From semantic to synthetic programming; 13 An agent-based model of institutional change; 14 Power within networks; 15 Remarks and reflections on Part III; Part IV Policy realms; 16 Institutions, technology and nature; 17 Evolution of credit rules; 18 Democracy in practice; Outlook; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 29, 2013).

ISBN:

1-138-92118-1

0-203-79896-1

1-136-00864-0

9780203798966

OCLC:

856021369