Routledge Handbook of Evolutionary Economics

While dating from post-Classical economists such as Thorstein Veblen and Joseph Schumpeter, the inception of the modern field of evolutionary economics is usually dated to the early 1980s. Broadly speaking, evolutionary economics sees the economy as undergoing continual, evolutionary change. Evolutionary change indicates that these changes were not planned, but rather were the result of selection processes. These often involved winners and losers, but most importantly, they resulted in actors learning what was and wasn't working and moving to the latter. Evolutionary economics, in contrast to mainstream economics, emphasises the relevance of variables such as technology, institutions, decision rules, routines, or consumer preferences for explaining the complex evolutionary changes in the economy. In so doing, evolutionary economics significantly broadens the scope of economic analysis, and sheds new light on key concepts and issues of the discipline. This handbook draws on a stellar cast-list of international contributors, ranging from the founders of the field to the newest voices. The volume explores the current state-of-the-art of the field of evolutionary economics at the levels of the micro (e.g. firms and households), meso (e.g. industries and institutions), and macro (e.g. economic policy, structure and growth). Overall, the Routledge Handbook of Evolutionary Economics provides an excellent overview of current trends and issues in this rapidly developing field.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge International Handbooks
Release date:	November 2023
First published:	2024
Editors:	Kurt Dopfer • Richard R. Nelson • Jason Potts • Andreas Pyka
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Pages:	488
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-02568-7
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-367-02568-X
Barcode:	9780367025687

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