Rethinking Economics: An Introduction to Pluralist Economics

by Liliann Fischer (Editor), Joe Hasell (Editor), J. Christopher Proctor (Editor)

Economics is a broad and diverse discipline, but most economics textbooks only cover one way of thinking about the economy. This book provides an accessible introduction to nine different approaches to economics: from feminist to ecological and Marxist to behavioural. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field described and is intended to stand on its own as well as providing an ambitious survey that seeks to highlight the true diversity of economic thought.

Students of economics around the world have begun to demand a more open economics education. This book represents a first step in creating the materials needed to introduce new and diverse ideas into the static world of undergraduate economics. This book will provide context for undergraduate students by placing the mainstream of economic thought side by side with more heterodox schools. This is in keeping with the Rethinking Economics campaign which argues that students are better served when they are presented with a spectrum of economic ideas rather than just the dominant paradigm.

Rethinking Economics: An Introduction to Pluralist Economics is a great entry-level economics textbook for lecturers looking to introduce students to the broader range of ideas explored within the economics profession. It is also appropriate and accessible for people outside of academia who are interested in economics and economic theory.

Genres: Economics, Nonfiction, Politics, Philosophy

156 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 22, 2017

Reviews

[Stephen Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've read most of this book. It does its job as an overview of some of the new ideas for economics, but there's a problem. It's a short book and so each author only gets a few pages, but then a substantial part of many chapters is spent describing what is wrong with mainstream economics - as each chapter is written by a different author this means a lot of repetition. I felt that the space could have been used better saying what was right with their economic ideas.

[Maciej Sroczyński · Rating 5 out of 5]

zajebista ksiazka kazdemu polecam niezaleznie od backgroundu studiow. tak sie robi ekonomie

[Gillian Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars, yeah i mean.. yeah?

[Tim Goodacre · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent introduction to heterodox economic thought, essential as an antidote to the narrow neo-classical focused teaching that continues to prevail in the academies.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great introductory tome to some alternative perspectives, helps you challenge the narrowness of some economic assumptions and challenges the field to do better.