Full-spectrum economics : toward an inclusive and emancipatory social science / Christian Arnsperger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnsperger, Christian, 1966- author.

Series:

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 125.

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 125

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Economics--Philosophy.

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Economics is essential in today's world, and yet mainstream economists are increasingly under criticism for not taking into account sufficiently many dimensions of real life, such as political and moral values, human development, spirituality, and people's widely shared aspiration to live more liberated lives. This book offers a critical assessment of contemporary mainstream economics by showing that the discipline has become much too narrow and misses out on the full spectrum of human existence.The book presents a careful, detailed analysis of the limitations of neoclassical

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Why economics should go "full spectrum"; Part I: The broadness of knowledge; 2 The structure of economic knowledge; 3 An Integral approach: The four quadrants of reality; Part II: Neoclassical reductionism; 4 Individualism, instrumentalism, and equilibrium; 5 The political philosophy of macro- management; Part III: Post- neoclassical reductionism; 6 Game theory and strategic interaction; 7 Complexity economics and "out- of-equilibrium" systems

8 Behavioral economics, neuroeconomics, and the experimental approachPart IV: Beyond reductionism: The quest for Full- Spectrum Economics; 9 Mainstream economics: A full- spectrum critique; 10 Full-Spectrum Economics: A first perspective; 11 Paradigms, quadrants, and levels: The toolbox of Full- Spectrum Economics; 12 Full-Spectrum Economics; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-262) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-16976-4

1-135-16977-2

1-282-57208-3

9786612572081

0-203-86090-X

9780203860908

OCLC:

609850612