K. William Kapp archive

K. William Kapp archive

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Karl William Kapp
Kapp Research Center
Level: mittel
Perspektiven: Ökologische Ökonomik, Institutionenökonomik
Thema: (Post-)Wachstum, Kapitalismuskritik, Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Institutionen, Regierungen & Politik, Mikroökonomie & Märkte, Nord-Süd-Beziehungen & Entwicklung, Reflexion der Ökonomik, Ressourcen, Umwelt & Klima, Soziale Bewegungen & Transformation
Format: Webseite
Link: http://www.kwilliam-kapp.de/pubList.htm

Karl William Kapp (1910-1976) was one of the forefathers of Ecological Economics. Influenced by the Frankfurt School, Institutionalist Economics and Pragmatist Philosophy, he contributed to debates on the social costs of production, economic planning, sustainable development and epistemology. His systematic analysis of the social costs of production, which goes beyond presenting environmental disruption as isolated and external effects (dubbed "externalities"), is perhaps the most famous and relevant contribution to economic theory, arguing for the need for the rational planning of production, rather than just ex-post measures like fines and taxes.

This archive contains open access copies of most of his written work, including his books.

Comment from our editors:

This archive is of interest for anyone looking for research and teaching material on Institutional Economics, Ecological Economics, Development Economics and History of Economic Thought. It includes important writings on social costs and the environment, sustainable development, the unification of social sciences, economic planning and the teaching of economics. Kapp was an influential thinker of his time and participated not only in academic debates but also in policy-making. However, the ascension of the economic orthodoxy led him to be added to the long list of relevant economists most economics students have never heard about. His approach is particularly relevant for those interested in environmental policy.

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Ricardo Coelho
Tags: development | ecological economics | Emerging economies | growth | history of economic thought | mainstream critique | markets | methodology | philosophy of science | social ecological transformation | socio-economics | teaching
This short video by the Khan Academy presents a classic introduction to economic teaching. Starting with the quote by Adam Smith in "The Wealth of Nations" on the invisible hand, it shows how economics deals with the question of the allocation of scarce resources and shortly presents different questions addressed by microeconomics and macroeconomics. It further makes reference to questions of simplification in mathematical models. 2012 Level: leicht Introduction to economics | Supply, demand, and market equilibrium | Microeconomics   Khan Academy This brief note explores the possibility of working towards an enlarged self-definition of economics through economists’ study and appreciation of economic sociology. Common ground between economic sociology and heterodox economics is explored, and some of Richard Sennett’s ideas are used as prompts to raise some pertinent and hopefully interesting questions about economics. In particular, the note revisits the question of whether there is a possibility of changing our understanding of what kind of social scientific work falls within the domain of economics proper once we start critically engaging with work conventionally considered to be outside of that domain. In part, the note is intended to offer undergraduate students in economics – and possibly even those further down the road in their education – food for thought about what constitutes economics. 2016 Level: mittel On the Possibility of an Enlarged Self-Definition of Economics Daniyal Khan New School for Social Research, Department of Economics Shadow banking became one of the main features of modern market based financial capitalism and financial globalisation. Daniel Gabor locates this development in a Super-Cycle framework and sketches out opportunities to launch a new cycle that is green and just through financial regulation and publicly organised sustainable finance. 2019 Level: mittel Shadow banking and financial market regulation FFM Conference 2019, Daniela Gabor Hans-Böckler-Stiftung Der WSI-Verteilungsbericht bietet wie jedes Jahr einen faktengesaettigten Bericht zur Lage der sozialen Ungleichheit in Deutschland vor. Insbesondere die Ausfuehrungen zum Zusammenhang von Ungleichheit und Institutionenvertrauen und die im Bericht enthalteten Daten zu ungleich verteilten Sorgen in verschiedenen wirtschaftlichen Lagen, sowie die Ausfuehrungen zur unterschiedlichen Betroffenheit der gegenwaertigen Krisenkonstellation sind interessant und politisch bedeutsam. 2023 Level: leicht Einkommensungleichheit als Gefahr für die Demokratie Brülle, Jan; Spannagel, Dorothee Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut This is a good introduction to Austrian Economics for laypeople. It slowly develops the school's core principles from the thinking of its founders, all the way to key thinkers to integrate both macro and microeconomics into one coherent whole. Level: leicht Masters Of Austrian Economics   Academic Agent Robert Costanza briefly present various methods of environmental valuation, and talks about the changes in the global value of ecosystem services. He then introduces the major ecosystem services, and how different methods of valuation affect the preferred policies to address environmental issues. 2014 Level: mittel Robert Costanza: Ecosystem Service Valuation Robert Costanza ELD (the economics of land degradation)

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