Towards a New Economics

Kenneth E. Boulding

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Abstract: In the first part of the book, Professor Boulding pushes economics towards a more evolutionary type of theory, towards a greater interest in the real world and towards some fairly specific theoretical positions. He stresses the importance of positive-feedback as well as equilibrium processes. The second part focuses on the grants economy, that is the study of the economics of one-way transfers. In part three, he turns his attention to international economic relations particularly the economics of conflict in unilateral national defence. The final part is on ecological systems, stressing that economies are essentially an eco-system of commodities, part of the total eco-system of the world, which is undergoing a constant and irreversible evolutionary change.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992
ISBN: 9781852785680
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