Developments within economics of incorporating the historical (and the social, institutional, etc more generally) have been welcomed as progress over excessive formalism and lack of realism. But, by situating these developments in terms of the shifting relationship between economics, the historical and an evolving economics imperialism, a fuller understanding of the role of economic theory and the historical is presented as a prerequisite for analysis that aspires fully to address economic and historical change.
Developments within economics of incorporating the historical (and the social, institutional, etc more generally) have been welcomed as progress ov...
This title is an analysis of the contemporary political interest in the position of women. The author critically assesses much of the literature examining the rapidly changing lives of women and contributes to it by offering an explanation of women's labour-market participation.
This title is an analysis of the contemporary political interest in the position of women. The author critically assesses much of the literature exami...
This title is an analysis of the contemporary political interest in the position of women. The author critically assesses much of the literature examining the rapidly changing lives of women and contributes to it by offering an explanation of women's labour-market participation.
This title is an analysis of the contemporary political interest in the position of women. The author critically assesses much of the literature exami...
This Companion takes stock of the trajectory, achievements, shortcomings and prospects of Marxist political economy. It reflects the contributors' shared commitment to bringing the methods, theories and concepts of Marx himself to bear across a wide range of topics and perspectives, and it provides a testimony to the continuing purpose and vitality of Marxist political economy.
This Companion takes stock of the trajectory, achievements, shortcomings and prospects of Marxist political economy. It reflects the contributors' sha...
This Companion takes stock of the trajectory, achievements, shortcomings and prospects of Marxist political economy. It reflects the contributors' shared commitment to bringing the methods, theories and concepts of Marx himself to bear across a wide range of topics and perspectives, and it provides a testimony to the continuing purpose and vitality of Marxist political economy.
This Companion takes stock of the trajectory, achievements, shortcomings and prospects of Marxist political economy. It reflects the contributors' sha...
Economics has become a monolithic science, variously described as formalistic and autistic with neoclassical orthodoxy reigning supreme. So argue Dimitris Milonakis and Ben Fine in this new major work of critical recollection. The authors show how economics was once rich, diverse, multidimensional and pluralistic, and unravel the processes that lead to orthodoxy's current predicament. The book details how political economy became economics through the desocialisation and the dehistoricisation of the dismal science, accompanied by the separation of economics from the other social sciences,...
Economics has become a monolithic science, variously described as formalistic and autistic with neoclassical orthodoxy reigning supreme. So argue D...
Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 ("Social Capital Versus Social Theory"), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading critic of the concept. Fine forcibly demonstrates how social capital has expanded across the social sciences only by degrading the different disciplines and topics that it touches: a McDonaldisation of social theory. The rise and fall of social capital at the World Bank is critically explained as is social capital's growing presence in disciplines, such as management studies, and its relative absence in...
Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 ("Social Capital Versus Social Theory"), Ben Fine consolidates...
Moving beyond abstract economic models and superficial descriptions of the market, "Beyond the Developmental State" analyses the economic, political and ideological interests which underpin current socio-economic processes. Through this approach, the contributors show the close interrelation between states and markets in both national and international contexts. Drawing on a wide range of case studies and themes, the book exposes the theoretical and empirical limitations of the developmental state paradigm, offering alternatives as well as discussing the policy implications and...
Moving beyond abstract economic models and superficial descriptions of the market, "Beyond the Developmental State" analyses the economic, politica...
The coal industry has always occupied a symbolic place in British economic and political life, inspiring debates and arousing passions throughout the last two centuries. This account of the economics of coal, first published in 1990, is unique in its comprehensive three-part approach. First, Ben Fine charts the ways in which the theoretical understanding of the British coal industry has changed over the past two centuries and discusses the arguments surrounding public ownership versus the privatization of the industry. In the second part, the book presents a critical assessment of the...
The coal industry has always occupied a symbolic place in British economic and political life, inspiring debates and arousing passions throughout the ...
This brilliantly concise book has established itself over twenty-five years and five editions as the standard companion to Karl Marx's most important work, the sprawling Capital. This new edition retains the features that have made it a crucial teaching tool--a clear explanation of the structure of Marx's analysis, an exploration of his method and terminology, and the significance of his central concepts--while also bringing it fully up to date with the latest scholarship and a clearly written analysis of the continuing relevance of Capital to today's ongoing discussions of...
This brilliantly concise book has established itself over twenty-five years and five editions as the standard companion to Karl Marx's most important ...
