Civil Society and Social Science in Yoshihiko Uchida

Toshio Yamada is an emeritus professor at Nagoya University in Japan, having previously served as Professor of economic theory at various institutions including Osaka City University and Nagoya University. He has served as a member of the board of directors of several academic associations, including, inter alia, The Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought and The Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics. His works in English include Japanese Capitalism in Crisis, co-edited with Robert Boyer, Routledge, 2000; Evolving Diversity and Interdependence of Capitalism, co-edited with Robert Boyer et al., Springer, 2018; and Contemporary Capitalism and Civil Society, Springer, 2018.

• Introduction to Yoshihiko Uchida.- The Origin and Development of Uchida’s Social Science.- Civil Society and the Metabolic Relationship Between Human Beings and Nature.- Science and Inquiry in Hajime Kawakami.- Invisible Hand and Manipulative Hand.- In Closing: How to Live in a Society Organized Around the Division of Labor.

"This book by Yamada comes as a very welcome addition. ... Yamada’s book offers a sophisticated and fascinating insight into this perspective, Yamada divides the book into six chapters, each of which is largely self-contained and can be read standalone." (Simon Avenell, The Japanease Society for the History of Economic Thought, Vol 65 (1), July, 2023)