Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism

Essays in Honour of Geoffrey M. Hodgson

Francesca Gagliardi, David Gindis (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

384 Seiten

2019
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78536-499-0 (ISBN)

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Geoff Hodgson has made substantial contributions to institutional and evolutionary economics, economic methodology, the history of economic thought and social theory. To mark his seminal work, this book features original contributions by world-leading scholars from fields that have played a significant role in influencing his thinking or represent key debates to which he has contributed.

Building on some of the central philosophical and methodological foundations underlying Hodgson's thinking, the book is organized around the recurring themes of institutions, evolution and capitalism. The contributors explore key connections between philosophy, the history of economic thought, and institutional and evolutionary economics in the light of Hodgson's often path-breaking work.

A vital read for institutional, evolutionary and heterodox economists, this book sheds new light on Hodgson's position in these fields. Drawing together critical insights, this is also an important book for economics scholars looking to improve their understanding of current theory.

Contributors include: M.C. Becker, C. Camic, J.B. Davis, S. Deakin, K. Dopfer, G. Dosi, S. Dow, F. Gagliardi, D. Gindis, J. Groenewegen, G.M. Hodgson, T. Knudsen, R.N. Langlois, T. Lawson, L. Marengo, C. Ménard, J.S. Metcalfe, P. Mirowski, A. Nuvolari, U. Pagano, J. Potts, J.W. Stoelhorst, A. Tylecote, V.J. Vanberg, J. Vromen

Edited by Francesca Gagliardi, University of Hertfordshire and David Gindis, University of Warwick, UK

Contents:

PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Institutions and evolution of capitalism in Geoff Hodgson’s
work 2
Francesca Gagliardi and David Gindis
PART II FOUNDATIONS
2 Geoff Hodgson on pluralism and historical specificity 14
Sheila C. Dow
3 Mathematical modelling in economics: seeking a rationale 29
Tony Lawson
4 Dissembling nature, elusive economy 44
Philip Mirowski
5 The rest of the resume: Veblen’s teaching and service activities 62
Charles Camic
6 Hodgson, cumulative causation and reflexive economic agents 78
John B. Davis
PART III INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS
7 Bridging Original and New Institutional Economics? 93
John Groenewegen
8 Dimensionalizing institutions 110
Claude Ménard
9 Juridical ontology and the theory of the firm 127
Simon Deakin
10 The corporation is not a nexus of contracts: it’s an iPhone 142
Richard N. Langlois
11 Property, possession and knowledge 157
Ugo Pagano
12 Near misses – a capitalist aborted take-off and a no-show: the
United Provinces and Ming China 178
Andrew Tylecote
13 Institutions are neither autistic maximizers nor flocks of birds:
self-organization, power and learning in human organizations 194
Giovanni Dosi, Luigi Marengo and Alessandro Nuvolari
PART IV EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS
14 Industry and Trade : Marshall’s magnificent dynamics 215
J. Stanley Metcalfe
15 Generalized Darwinism, the nature of selection and market
efficiency
231
J.W. Stoelhorst
16 Cultural evolution, group selection and downward causation 250
Viktor J. Vanberg
17 Generalized Darwinism, routines and morality 264
Jack Vromen
18 The ubiquity of habits and routines and their contribution to
management theory 282
Markus C. Becker
19 The role of selection processes in organizational evolution 299
Thorbjørn Knudsen
20 Why is evolutionary economics not an empirical science? 314
Kurt Dopfer and Jason Potts
PART V GEOFF HODGSON ON GEOFF HODGSON
21 A conversation with Geoff Hodgson 328
Francesca Gagliardi, David Gindis and Geoffrey M. Hodgson
Index 353

Erscheinungsdatum	21.11.2019
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-78536-499-5 / 1785364995
ISBN-13	978-1-78536-499-0 / 9781785364990
Zustand	Neuware