The State,Public Policy and Heterodox Economics: An Introduction |
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Authors: | Clifford Poirot Samuel R Pavel |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Social Sciences, Shawnee State University, 940 Second Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662-4344, USA;(2) Department of Business, Purdue University North Central, 1401 South U.S. 421, Westville, IN 46391, USA |
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Abstract: | While most heterodox economists endorse some amount of policy activism, there is no unified conception of the state and public
policy in heterodox economics. To help clarify the similarities and differences within heterodoxy – and between heterodox
and mainstream economics – a panel addressing this subject was convened in 2007 at the Annual Meeting of the Association for
Institutional Thought. This article introduces the essays prepared for that symposium. They include an examination of the
position of Marx and Engels, a clarification of the institutionalist views of Veblen and Commons, an outline of the perspective
of Post Keynesian Institutionalism, and an account of some essential contributions of Classical Pragmatism (a major school
of thought within the philosophy of science). The collection advances what Robert Heilbroner called “the worldly philosophy”
by seeking to understand the role of the state in a world where institutions, defined broadly as social habits, adjust to
other institutions.
Clifford Poirot
is associate professor of economics in the Department of Social Sciences at Shawnee State University, Portsmouth Ohio. In
addition to the philosophy of economics, his research interests focus on cultural ecology and the problems of transitional
economies. He teaches principles of economics, cultural anthropology, comparative systems and international political economy.
Samuel R. Pavel
is assistant professor of business at Purdue University North Central. He is an economic development specialist for the northwest
Indiana/southeast Michigan region. His research interests include Institutional Economic theory and applications that focus
primarily on labor and financial markets. |
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Keywords: | Karl Marx Friedrich Engels Marxist Thorstein Veblen John R Commons Institutional economics Post Keynesian institutionalism Classical pragmatism The worldly philosophy |
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