A New Principles of Economics

This book defines 'a new principles of economics' and seeks to establish economics as the 'science of markets'. Drawing on the latest theories and research on the economy, with the inclusion of both the natural sciences and social sciences, this text provides a holistic introduction suitable for postgraduates and other advanced students.

Despite the dynamic development of the discipline of economics, the ways in which economics is taught and how it defines its basic principles have hardly changed, resulting in economics being criticised for its inability to provide relevant insights on global challenges. In response, this book defines new principles of economics and seeks to establish economics as the science of markets.

A New Principles of Economics provides an alternative conceptual framework for the study of economics, integrating recent developments and research in both economics and neighbouring social sciences. Adopting the structure of a standard principles text, it separates the study of markets as mechanisms and markets in their wider contexts. In doing so, a number of new perspectives are introduced, including approaching the economy as part and parcel of the Earth system; directly connecting the analysis of production with an analysis of technology and thermodynamic principles; explicitly treating markets as forms of social networks mediated by the institution of money; and reinstating the central role of distribution in political economy analysis. The book is accompanied by a series of video lectures prepared by the authors, which can be accessed at www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKe-ures4LFR_uTvCekrha4WFY-OcRjHD

Drawing on the latest theories and research on the economy, and including both the natural and social sciences, this text provides a holistic introduction suitable for postgraduates and other advanced students.

Autorentext

Carsten Herrmann-Pillath is Professor of Economics and Permanent Fellow at the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany.

Christian Hederer is Professor of Economics and International Economic Policy at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany.

Zusammenfassung
This book defines 'a new principles of economics' and seeks to establish economics as the 'science of markets'. Drawing on the latest theories and research on the economy, with the inclusion of both the natural sciences and social sciences, this text provides a holistic introduction suitable for postgraduates and other advanced students.

Inhalt

Introduction PART I: 1. What Are Markets? 2. Economics as the science of markets 3. Economics and values PART II 4. Evolution, ecology, economy 5. Specialisation and cooperation 6. Production and technological evolution PART III 7. The economic agent 8. Networks and social interaction 9. Institutions 10. Money and value 11. Markets evolving PART IV 12. Money and finance 13. Economic fluctuations and aggregate economic evolution 14. The economics of global markets 15. Markets and inequality 16. Global economic growth in the Earth system PART V 17. Economic policy 18. Epilogue: The economist as adviser