What is Heterodox Economics?

Andrew Mearman is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Leeds, UK. He has previously taught at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), UK; Wagner College, New York, USA; and the University of Lincoln, UK. He has published extensively on economics education, the philosophy and methodology of economics, and heterodox economics and pluralism.Sebastian Berger is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), UK. He is recipient of the Helen Potter Award from the Association for Social Economics and trustee of the Kapp Foundation for the Humanization and Integration of the Social Sciences.Danielle Guizzo is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), UK. She has published articles on the history of economic thought, philosophy of economics and teaching of economics.

• Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Sheila Dow. 3. Fernando Cardim de Carvalho. 4. William Darity. 5. S. Charusheela. 6. Karma Ura. 7. Rolf Steppacher. 8. Julie Nelson. 9. Tony Lawson. 10. Joan Martinez-Alier. 11. Esther-Mirjam Sent. 12. Gary Mongiovi. 13. Anwar Shaikh. 14. Victoria Chick. 15. Edward Fullbrook. 16. David Dequech. 17. Ulrich Witt. 18. Concluding Thoughts. Bibliography

"What is Heterodox Economics? is a terrific book. If you are a heterodox economist, an aspiring heterodox economist, or an engaged student of heterodox economics, I expect that you will appreciate this book very much. I also expect that many scholars trained in social sciences other than economics will appreciate this book and learn a lot from it. If you are a mainstream economist, I hope very much that you will read this book. It could make you a better economist, and it might be a small step toward making the discipline of economics a more richly rewarding space for economists of all stripes — and for our students. I’ll cross my fingers, but I won’t hold my breath."Timothy Koechlin, Review of Political Economy"The goal of the book, expressed in the title, is to convey the essence of heterodoxy to a readership perplexed by the folk rites of the economics profession…What emerges here is a set of intellectual life stories. They tell of how the interviewees entered economics, of their professional trajectories, of what they read and with whom they studied when they were young, of how they teach"James K. Galbraith, Oeconomia""I would argue that the conversations may be of particular interest to any academic, regardless of discipline, who knows or suspects that they are a maverick in their discipline, even if there isn’t a heterodox group to which they feel their work aligns."Caroline Elliott, Warwick International Higher Education Academy Books Reviews