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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive second edition of
The Elgar Companion to Social Economics presents an overview of a dynamic and growing field in economics that emphasizes the key role that values play in the economy and in economic life. Social economics treats the economy and economics as being embedded in the larger web of social and ethical relationships. It also regards economics and ethics as essentially connected, and adds values such as justice, fairness, dignity, well-being, freedom and equality to the standard emphasis on efficiency.
Leading contributors in the field elucidate a wide range of recent developments across different subject areas and topics. Contributors map the likely trends and directions of future research, making this second edition of the Companion a leading reference source and guide to social economics for many years to come.
Providing concise discussion and an indication of what to expect in future decades, this interdisciplinary Companion will be of great interest to students and academics of social economics and socio-economics, as well as institutional, evolutionary and heterodox economics. It will also appeal to management scholars and those concerned with business ethics.
Contributors include: R. Aalbers, M. Altman, D.B. Audretsch, P. Bardhan, P.D. Bush, J. C. Caldas, D. Campbell, M.D. Carr, L.F. Carvalho, M.M. Co gel, F.A. Cowell, C. Dannreuther, J.B. Davis, A. Deshpande, G. DeMartino, W. Dolfsma, S.C. Dow, W.M. Dugger, Z. Emami, D.M. Figart, D. George, I. Grabel, S.P. Hargreaves Heap, G.M. Hodgson, M. Keilbach, O. Kessler, S. Kesting, M. Klaes, A. Kleinknecht, E. Kuiper, H. Lopes, C. Lutz, A. Mayhew, B. McMaster, A. Mehmood, P. Mellizo, F. Moulaert, E. Mutari, P.A. O'Hara, J. Paavola, M. Power, I. Ray, J. Rodrigues, I. Røpke, H. Schenk, N. Sirven, M.A. Starr, G. van der Velde, I. van Staveren, J. Vail, M.D. White, L.R. Wray
Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:
This volume will be of great interest to economists writing in the heterodox tradition and/or to mainstream economists seeking a richer analysis of socioeconomic relationships. Highly recommended. --
- Q.M. Duroy, Choice
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction John B. Davis and Wilfred Dolfsma PART I SOCIAL CONCERNS IN ECONOMICS 1. Environment and Sustainability Jouni Paavola and Inge Røpke 2. Institutions, Culture and Values Anne Mayhew 3. Insecurity John Vail 4. Contesting the ‘Globalization Thesis’: An Ethical Imperative George DeMartino 5. Teaching and Learning in Economics Zohreh Emami PART II THE SOCIALLY EMBEDDED INDIVIDUAL 6. Individual, Preferences and Decision-Making Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap 7. The Conception of the Socially Embedded Individual John B. Davis 8. The Social Dimension of Internal Conflict David George 9. The Socio-economics of Consumption: Solutions to the Problems of Interest, Knowledge, and Identity Metin M. Coşgel PART III INDIVIDUAL IN CONTEXT 10. Capabilities and Well-being Irene van Staveren 11. Culture, Values and Institutions Paul D. Bush 12. Caste and Diversity in India Ashwini Deshpande 13. Feminism and/in Economics Edith Kuiper PART IV GROWTH AND (IN-)EQUALITY 14. Income Distribution and Inequality Frank A. Cowell 15. The Social Economics of Growth and Inequality Morris Altman PART V SOCIALLY EMBEDDED EXCHANGE: MARKETS 16. Markets Geoffrey M. Hodgson 17. Are Markets Everywhere? Understanding Contemporary Processes of Commodification Luis Francisco Carvalho and João Rodrigues 18. Social Provisioning Through Work Deborah M. Figart and Ellen Mutari 19. Social Provisioning Marilyn Power PART VI SOCIALLY EMBEDDED EXCHANGE: FIRMS 20. The Cement of the Firm: Command, Separation or Association? Helena Lopes and José Castro Caldas 21. Knowledge Spillover Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Large and Small Firms David B. Audretsch and Max Keilbach 22. Firms, Managers and Restructuring: Implications of a Social Economics View Hans Schenk 23. Community-oriented Versus Market-oriented Cooperative Organizationsin Developing Countries: Is Open Membership an Indicator for Success or Failure? Clemans Lutz 24. Workplace Democracy: Current State and Future Directions of the Literature Michael D. Carr and Philip Mellizo PART VII SOCIAL RELATIONS IN THE ECONOMY 25. Social Capital: A Critique and Extension Nicolas Sirven 26. Organizations as Social Networks Rick Aalbers and Wilfred Dolfsma 27. Communication in the Economy - The Example of Innovation Stefan Kesting 28. Methodological Approaches in Economics and Anthropology Pranab Bardhan and Isha Ray PART VIII FINANCE, MONEY AND POLICY 29. Saving, The Stock-market and Pension Systems Martha A. Starr 30. Monetary Policy Sheila C. Dow 31. Banking, Finance and Money: a Socio-economics Approach L. Randall Wray 32. Finance, Development and Social Economics in View of the Global Crisis Ilene Grabel PART IX THE STATE 33. Welfare State and Privatization Bob McMaster 34. The States of Social Economics Charlie Dannreuther and Oliver Kessler PART X LAW AND THE ECONOMY 35. Law and Social Economics: A Coasean Perspective David Campbell and Matthias Klaes 36. Securing an Ethical Foundation for Law and Social Economics Mark D. White PART XI THE LONG VIEW 37. Technology and Long Waves in Economic Growth Alfred Kleinknecht and Gerben van der Velde 38. Analysing Regional Development: From Territorial Innovation to Path Dependent Geography Frank Moulaert and Abid Mehmood 39. Radical Institutionalism William M. Dugger 40. Exploitation and Surplus Philip Anthony O'Hara Index
