Darwinism and evolutionary economics / edited by John Laurent and John Nightingale ; with a preface by Richard R. Nelson

Laurent, John, 1947- ; Nightingale, John, 1944- ; Nelson, Richard R.

Englisch

Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass : E. Elgar, 2001

1 Online-Ressource (xii, 254 p) : ill

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Available in another form: ISBN 9781840642094 (hardback)

Elektronische Reproduktion von: Laurent, John *1947-*: Darwinism and evolutionary economics. - Cheltenham, UK [u.a.] : Edward Elgar, 2001. - XII, 254 S.

978-1-84376-294-2 : e-book

Weitere Ausgaben: 1-84064-209-2 (andere physische Form), 9781840642094 (hardback) (andere physische Form)

DOI: 10.4337/9781843762942

*Evolutorische Wirtschaft / Darwinismus

*Evolutionary economics ; Darwin, Charles -- 1809-1882

*Electronic books

Biowissenschaften / Evolutionsökonomik / Bioökonomik / Theorie

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: HB97.3

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 330;

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: QC 340: Q Wirtschaftswissenschaften / QC Wirtschaftstheorie, einschließlich Geldtheorie / QC 100-QC 347 Wert-, Preis- und Allokationstheorie / QC 300-QC 347 Makroökonomische Theorie. Geldtheorie. Konjunkturtheorie. Wachstumstheorie / QC 340-QC 347 Wachstums- und Entwicklungstheorie / Allgemeines

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

1. Darwinism and evolutionary economics -- 2. Darwin, economics and contemporary economists -- 3. The strange "Laissez Faire" of Alfred Russell Wallace : the connection between natural selection and political economy reconsidered -- 4. The evolutionary economics of Alfred Marshall : an overview -- 5. Keynes and Darwinism -- 6. Is social evolution Lamarckian or Darwinian? -- 7. Nesting Lamarckism within Darwinian explanations : necessity in economics and possibility in biology? -- 8. The appearance of Lamarckism in the evolution of culture -- 9. The human agent in evolutionary economics