242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the treatment of culture and development in the discipline of economics, thereby filling a conspicuous gap in current literature. Economics has come a long way to join the ‘cultural turn’ that has swept the humanities and social sciences in the last half century. This volume identifies some of the issues that major philosophies of economics must address to better grasp the... Read more
1. Economics, Culture, and Development 2. Classical Political Economy and the Rise of Neoclassicism 3. Neoclassical Economics and Culture 4. Institutional Economics – Veblen’s Tradition 5. The New Institutional Economics 6. Marxian Economics – From Modern to Postmodern 7. Development Economics – Three Stances on Culture 8. Feminist Economics – Women, Culture, and Development 9. Conclusion 10. Appendix I – Culture in Economics – A Chronology 11. Appendix II – Some Interpretations of Culture in Economics 12. Appendix III – Development in Economics – A Select Chronology
Biography
Eiman O. Zein-Elabdin is Professor of Economics at Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
