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market that stresses the need for pluralism in economics. Following the arguments of the theory of money emissions, we …
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In this paper I argue that methodological reflection guided by a critique of the ontological foundations of economic theories can be used to enhance arguments for a pluralist economics education. I accomplish this by reviewing the literature regarding the requirements for a pluralist economics...
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Two decades elapsed since economics had to replace Marxist political economy and be taught from scratch. This paper gives an account of the consequences and implications of this process in career advancement, research output, and teaching experiences for the economics community in Romania. Our...
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University departments of economics have to move from monism to pluralism in the sense of encouraging competing … theoretical perspectives. The tension between monism and pluralism is not limited to economics paradigms but also concerns theory … are dominant in present society. Two arguments for pluralism in economics are stressed; it is not realistic to expect one …
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scientific as well as ideological terms. The fact that politics and ideology is involved suggests that only pluralism in … groups and schools of thought in economics who support pluralism. …
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Has the financial crisis already changed US principles of economics textbooks? Rather little has changed in individual textbooks, but taken as a whole ten of the best-selling textbooks suggest rather encompassing changes of core curriculum. A critical analysis of these changes shows how...
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In this article, we discuss 'classical' sociology and 'new' economic sociology to show the interest of sociologists in economic issues and to examine the relationship between economics and sociology from a sociological perspective. We maintain that, besides empirical studies, sociologists have...
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This paper presents a proposal for teaching an introductory course in macroeconomics focused on understanding developing countries, with pedagogical suggestions as well as course content based on the author's teaching. The paper develops a pluralist and heterodox of the economy that students can...
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The global financial crisis of 2008 surprised most people, especially economists. Indeed, the financial crisis had a more devastating effect than simply creating the most significant global economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s: It rocked the epicentre of the economics...
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Economists have been criticised for their failure to anticipate the current economic crisis and to provide solutions for a recovery. A different crisis was also taking place in the background: that of the almost exclusive teaching of a single paradigm in economics and the neglect of past...
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