Evolutionary Theories of Economic and Technological Change: Present Status and Future Prospects

ISBN-13: 9780815356646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 290 str.

(pier) Paolo Saviotti; Stan Metcalfe

Opis

This book, originally published in 1991, develops the debate about evolutionary theories of economic and technological change and draws on the concepts of evolutionary biology, nonequilibrium thermodynamics, systems and organization theory.

Spis treści

1. Present Development and Trends in Evolutionary Economics 2. Is There a General Theory of Biological Evolution 3. Evolution in Biology, Physics and Economics: A Conceptual Analysis 4. Organisation and Information in the Evolution of Economic Systems 5. Evolution and Intention in Economic Theory 6. On Some Notions of Irreversibility in Economics 7. Evolutionary Human Systems: Learning, Ignorance and Subjectivity 8. The Role of Variety in Econonmic and Technological Development 9. A Computer Simulation of Economic Growth and Technical Progress in a Multisectoral Economy 10. Econometric Methodology in an Environemnt of Evolutionary Change 11.  Innovation Policy in an Evolutionary Context

O autorze

Stan Metcalfe