El. knyga: Handbook of Alternative Theories of Political Economy

Mainstream economics, relative to heterodoxy and social science generally, is so extreme in methodology, theory and conceptualisations, it has spawned a variegated tsunami of alternative theories. This volume expertly and comprehensively engages this pluralism across schools, approaches and topics offering specialist insights alongside informative expositions imperative reading for the intellectually open. -- Ben Fine, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK Narrowly defined mainstream economics has clearly failedafter the Second Great Depression and in the midst of the Pandemic Depression, in addition to obscene and still-growing levels of inequality, the climate crisis, racial capitalism, and much else. This Handbook of Alternative Theories of Political Economy is exactly what is needed to expand the way we think about and do economics. -- David F. Ruccio, University of Notre Dame, US This excellent collection is a must-read book for anyone interested in learning more about political economy. The volume has been effectively organized with an inclusive approach that is not only pluralist but also interdisciplinary. The upshot of which is the facilitation of a broad, yet rigorous, understanding of political economy. -- Susanne Soederberg, Queens University, Canada