Darwinism And Evolutionary Economics

Author : John Laurent
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1843762943
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Darwinism and Evolutionary Economics written by John Laurent and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding collection of essays by leading scholars helps explain how evolutionary economics has come of age. They show how evolutionary economics offers a progressive and diverse research agenda built on strong foundations. These are essays of lasting value. J. Stanley Metcalfe, University of Manchester, UK Darwinism is fast becoming an orthodoxy of modern thought, a framework within which a wide range of knowledge communities conduct their discourse. Ever since its formation, Darwinian theory has experienced a close, though not always comfortable, association with economics. Evolutionary economists now appear to show little concern for the consistency of knowledge in their embrace of Darwinism. Darwinism and Evolutionary Economics brings together contributions from eminent authors who, building on Darwin s own insights and on developments in evolutionary theory, offer challenging views on how economics can use evolutionary ideas effectively. This collection of critical essays provides a thorough examination of the application of Darwinian theory to economic thought, and will appeal to evolutionary economists and all those with an interest in Darwin, innovation and evolutionary science.

Author : Geoffrey Martin Hodgson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178100756X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economics in the Shadows of Darwin and Marx written by Geoffrey Martin Hodgson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Almost 150 years after their major works were published Darwin and Marx stand alone as the premier theorists of the evolution of complex living systems. Hodgson's unique contribution in these essays is to capture the spirit of these two great thinkers in their ability to see universal principles in particular contextual frameworks. Using an evolutionary and institutional approach to examine a variety of theoretical issues Hodgson avoids both the postmodern disease of extreme relativism and the rigidity of insisting on "one true religion" for economic theory. This book is a major contribution to the current revolution in economic theory.' - John M. Gowdy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US Economics in the Shadows of Darwin and Marx examines the legacies of these two giants of thought for the social sciences in the twenty-first century.

Author : Geoffrey M. Hodgson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226346927
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Darwin's Conjecture written by Geoffrey M. Hodgson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of paramount importance to the natural sciences, the principles of Darwinism, which involve variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists as well. But no one has provided a truly rigorous account of how the principles apply to the evolution of human society—until now. In Darwin’s Conjecture, Geoffrey Hodgson and Thorbjørn Knudsen reveal how the British naturalist’s core concepts apply to a wide range of phenomena, including business practices, legal systems, technology, and even science itself. They also critique some prominent objections to applying Darwin to social science, arguing that ultimately Darwinism functions as a general theoretical framework for stimulating further inquiry. Social scientists who adopt a Darwinian approach, they contend, can then use it to frame and help develop new explanatory theories and predictive models. This truly pathbreaking workat long last makes the powerful conceptual tools of Darwin available to the social sciences and will be welcomed by scholars and students from a range of disciplines.

Author : Terence C. Burnham
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0965856429
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essays on Genetic Evolution and Economics written by Terence C. Burnham and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species in 1859, genetic evolutionary theory has increasingly served as the foundation for fields that deal with organisms that arose by natural selection. This thesis argues that economic theory should integrate with Darwinian theory through the creation of a "genetic evolutionary economics". The promise of genetic evolutionary economics is a better understanding of human nature and, consequently, a more accurate and comprehensive economic science. Economic theory rests on a set of assumptions about human nature. These economic axioms concern human genes, but there is no explicit connection between genetic evolution and economic theory. As a result, human behavior and economic predictions of that behavior diverge in a variety of important settings. Why, for example, do most people save too little for the future when economics assumes that they will save enough? Chapter 2 discusses the difficulties inherent in the standard economic approach. Natural selection theory, the chapter argues, is the best tool for refining the axioms of economics. Genetic evolutionary economics allows the derivation of parameters that are intractable with standard economic techniques. There is, for instance, an ancient debate within economics about the role of self-interest in human affairs. Chapter 3 builds a genetic evolutionary model relevant to this issue, and concludes that a Darwinian lens removes many of the apparent paradoxes. Genetic evolutionary economics is a scientific endeavor. As such, it produces specific, testable hypotheses concerning behavior in economically relevant situations. Chapter 4 reports on a theoretical and experimental investigation of gift giving. A genetic evolutionary model organizes the existing data on gift giving and makes novel, testable predictions. Laboratory experiments, performed to test the theory, confirm the evolutionary model's predictions.

Author : David Hamilton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351521292
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Economics written by David Hamilton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In reviewing this book in The Economic Journal, S.G. Checkland said that it should be read as a vigorous attempt to relate economics to general thinking and as a challenge to those who are practitioners or elaborators of narrowly prescribed techniques.

Author : Geoffrey Martin Hodgson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Darwinism and Economics written by Geoffrey Martin Hodgson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how Darwinism affects our conception of human nature and challenges long-standing assumptions such as self-interested behaviour. This work offers an analysis of the nature of socio-cultural evolution, its differences from biological evolution and whether it is Lamarckian.

Author : William M. Dugger
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415247184
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Theory in the Social Sciences: Evolutionary social science written by William M. Dugger and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Geoffrey Martin Hodgson
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415322539
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Institutional Economics written by Geoffrey Martin Hodgson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting new book from Geoffrey Hodgson is eagerly awaited by social scientists from many different backgrounds. This book charts the rise, fall and renewal of institutional economics in the critical, analytical and readable style that Hodgson's fans have come to know and love, and that a new generation of readers will surely come to appreciate.

Author : Geoffrey M. Hodgson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226346900
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Darwin's Conjecture written by Geoffrey M. Hodgson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A theoretical study dealing chiefly with matters of definition and clarification of terms and concepts involved in using Darwinian notions to model social phenomena.

Author : Ulrich Witt
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178536507X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Economic Evolution written by Ulrich Witt and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern economies never come to rest. From institutions to activities of production, trade, and consumption, everything is locked in processes of perpetual transformation – and so are our daily lives. Why and how do such transformations occur? What can economic theory tell us about these changes and where they might lead? Ulrich Witt’s book discusses why evolutionary concepts are necessary to answer such questions. While economic evolution is in many respects unique, it nonetheless needs to be seen within the broader context of natural evolution. By exploring this complex relationship, Rethinking Economic Evolution demonstrates the significance of an evolutionary economic theory.