Contemporary economics is characterized by a mismatch between its methods of analysis
and the nature of the world it seeks to interpret. Despite regular economic crises and …

Over the last 50 years, the community of heterodox economists has expanded, and its
publications have proliferated. But its power in departments of economics has waned …

It has been argued by some that the distinction between orthodox economics and heterodox
economics does not fit the growing variety in economic theory, unified by a common …

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall we have been told that no alternative to Western capitalism is
possible or desirable. This book challenges this view with two arguments. First, the above …

Many consider Foundations of Economic Method to be Lawrence Boland's best work. This
updated edition is radically changed from the original and will be much appreciated by …

In his Ethics, Aristotle argued that human beings try to further a variety of values by
balancing them, stating that people try to find a middle road between excess and deficiency …

The purpose of this paper is to consider how far the notion of schools of thought is
compatible with methodological pluralism. Should economics instead be categorised simply …

Feminists have drawn attention to, and rightly criticized, the tendency of dominant groups
unthinkingly to universalize their own values and practices. In so doing, however, many …

This paper seeks to reconcile two competing visions of heterodox economics: a radical
Kuhnian view in which the chief aim of heterodox economists is to construct a unique …

Contemporary debates in economic geography are characterized by a lack of agreement
with respect to both those aspects of the evolving economic landscape that call for …