Reclaiming Pluralism in Economics

Jerry Courvisanos is Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Australia.James Doughney is Professorial Fellow at the Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Australia.Alex Millmow is Associate Professor of Economics at Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Australia.

• Theme 1: The Challenge to Reclaim Pluralism in Economics 1. Pluralist Economics in My Lifetime John E. King 2. Pluralism in Economics: Challenges by and for Heterodoxy Frank Stilwell 3. Consistency in Pluralism and the Role of Microfoundations Sheila Dow Theme 2: Role of History of Economic Thought in the Path to Pluralism 4. The History of Economic Thought and its Mainstream Enemies Steve Kates 5. The History of Economics ‘Down Under’: Repulsing the Barbarians at the Gate John Lodewijks 6. The Influence of the History of Economics Thought on Pluralism: The Cambridge Economic Tradition and Australian Economics Alex Millmow 7. Reclaiming the ‘Standpoint of the Old Classical Economists’ Heinz D. Kurz 8. Problems in Marx’s Theory of the Declining Profit Rate James Doughney 9. The ‘Ricardian’ Theory of Rent: A Case Study in Multiple Discovery and its Mainstream Absorption Michael Schneider 10. On Ricardo and Cambridge G.C. Harcourt and Peter Kriesler Theme 4: Pluralism Develops – Twentieth Century Alternatives 11. Kalecki on Wages: An Alternative to Keynes Jan Toporowski 12. Keynes, Kalecki, Sraffa: Coherence within Pluralism? Neil Hart and Peter Kriesler 13. Post Keynesian Price Theory with a Schumpeterian Twist Harry Bloch 14. Adding a Deeper Behavioural Perspective to Macroeconomics: The Role of George Katona in Framing and Method Therese Jefferson 15. The ‘Complexity Revolution’ Seen from a Historical and Heterodox Perspective Tim Thornton Theme 5: Mainstream Economics and Neoliberalism – Resistance to Pluralism 16. Veblen and the Delusions to Science of Mainstream Economics Arnaldo Barone 17. Neoliberal Policy and Employer Industrial Relations Strategies in the United States and Australia Patrick O’Leary 18. Neoliberalism After the Global Financial Crisis: A Reconsideration Michael Howard Conclusion – The Road to Reclaiming Pluralism in Economics 19. In From the Cold: From Heterodoxy to a New Mainstream Pluralism Jerry Courvisanos

"Overall, the book calls for a coherent, accepting, and tolerant economics discipline. This involves different pluralist schools of thought communicating and learning from each other. It is a call for coherence in philosophical consistency.Therefore, Reclaiming Pluralism in Economics is a very good resource in the ongoing debates on pluralism in economics. It is not just a useful in heterodox economics; it is also a good starting point for encouraging pluralism in mainstream economics. This book is a rich literature on history in economics and how these relate to more current affairs in the economics discipline." - American Review of Political Economy