Reconstructing Political Economy

This work offers a perspective on the questions the great economists have asked and looks at their significance for today's world. Written in an accessible style, it examines how the diverse traditions of political economy have conceptualised economic issues, events and theory.
This work offers a perspective on the questions the great economists have asked and looks at their significance for today's world. Written in an accessible style, it examines how the diverse traditions of political economy have conceptualised economic issues, events and theory. Going beyond the orthodoxies of mainstream economics it shows the relevance of political economy to the debates on the economic meaning of our times. This text is a contribution to the political economy for our time. In this light it offers insights into such issues as modern theories of growth, the historic relations between state and market, and the significance of globalisation for modern societies.