This is an important contribution that defends the importance of heterodox economics. It discusses what constitutes heterodox economics as an intellectual, social, and political project, with a range of contributions from leading heterodox thinkers coming from a diversity of theoretical vantage points. 2022 Level: beginner Heterodox Economics Lynne Chester and Tae-Hee Jo World Economics Association Books This groundbreaking collection explores the profound power of Social Reproduction Theory to deepen our understanding of everyday life under capitalism. It tackles issues such as child care, health care, education, family life and the roles of gender, race and sexuality, and shows how they are central to understanding the relationship between economic exploitation and social oppression. Including contributions by: Lise Vogel, Nancy Fraser, David McNally and Susan Ferguson. 2017 Level: advanced Social Reproduction Theory Tithi Bhattacharya Pluto Press Beyond Neoclassical Economics is a remarkable new introduction to the main heterodox schools of economic thought which examines their main concepts and their critiques of mainstream theory. 1996 Level: beginner Beyond Neoclassical Economics Fred E. Foldvary Edward Elgar Geographical economics starts from the observation that economic activity is clearly not randomly distributed across space. This revised and updated introduction to geographical economics uses the modern tools of economic theory to explain the who, why and where of the location of economic activity. The text provides an integrated, first-principles introduction to geographical economics for advanced undergraduate students and first-year graduate students, and has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect important developments in the field, including new chapters on alternative core models and policy implications. 2009 Level: advanced The New Introduction to Geographical Economics Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen, Charles van Marrewijk Cambridge University Press This course provides a simple introduction to problems that social scientists are working on (e.g. racial disparities, inequality and climate change) in a manner that does not require any prior background in Economics or Statistics. Level: beginner Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems Raj Chetty and Gregory Bruich Harvard University This book investigates the continuing resonances of Atlantic slavery in the cultures and politics of human reproduction that characterize contemporary biocapitalism. 2019 Level: beginner The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery Alys Eve Weinbaum Duke University Press Austerity has been at the center of political controversy following the 2008 financial crisis, invoked by politicians and academics across the political spectrum as the answer to, or cause of, our post-crash economic malaise. 2019 Level: beginner Austerity Konzelmann, Suzanne J. Polity The economics of worker cooperatives is a branch of economic inquiry with a long and esteemed pedigree, dating at least from the work of John Stuart Mill in the mid-nineteenth century. 2013 Level: advanced The Economics of Worker Cooperatives John H. Pencavel Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Colonialism persists in many African countries due to the continuation of imperial monetary policy. This is the little-known account of the CFA Franc and economic imperialism. 2021 Level: beginner Africa's Last Colonial Currency Fanny Pigeaud, Ndongo Samba Sylla Pluto Press A Heterodox Approach to Economic Analysis This important new book introduces students to the fundamental ideas of heterodox economics presented in a clear and accessible way by top heterodox scholars It offers not only a critique of the dominant approach to economics but also a positive and constructive alternative Students … 2016 Level: advanced An Introduction to Macroeconomics Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi Edward Elgar Publishing This book presents recent thought on market efficiency, using a complex systems approach to move past equilibrium models and quantify the actual efficiency of markets. 2005 Level: advanced Beyond Equilibrium and Efficiency J. Doyne Farmer, John Geanakoplos Oxford University Press In this ambitious and impressive new book, journalist Howard French seeks to excavate the long elided central importance of the African continent as the “linchpin of the machine of modernity.” In the story of modernity, he writes, the role of Africa is diminished, trivialized, and erased, and by filling in some gaps in this story, he retells the story of modernity. 2021 Level: advanced Born in Blackness Howard W. French Liveright Publishing Corporation Economic theory is currently at a crossroads, where many leading mainstream economists are calling for a more realistic and practical orientation for economic science. Indeed, many are suggesting that economics should be reconstructed on evolutionary lines.
This book is about the application to economics of evolutionary ideas from biology. 1996 Level: advanced Economics and Evolution Geoffrey Martin Hodgson University of Michigan Press Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition exposes what many non-economists may have suspected and a minority of economists have long known: that economic theory is not only unpalatable, but also plain wrong. When the original Debunking Economics was published back in 2001, the market economy seemed invincible, and conventional "neoclassical" economic theory basked in the limelight. 2011 Level: beginner Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition Steve Keen Zed Books Mainstream economics almost completely ignores the role power plays in determining economic outcomes, which means it can only provide partial explanations of the distribution of wealth and income, and of the problems associated with inequality and poverty. 2016 Level: advanced Power and Neoclassical Economics Ozanne, Adam Palgrave Pivot The book deals with the financial instability hypothesis of Hyman P. Minsky and its application to current developments. The first part of the work summarizes the hypothesis and mentions works elaborating the hypothesis. The second part applies the hypothesis to the financial crisis 0f 2008/09. 2014 Level: advanced The Financial Instability Hypothesis of Hyman P. Minsky Michal Paulus LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing In this book, Carlota Perez develops her Neo-Schumpeterian concept of "techno-economic paradigms" which captures the patterns underlying the role of technological revolutions in economic development since the Industrial revolution. 2003 Level: advanced Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital Carlota Perez Edward Elgar Foundations of Economics breathes life into the discipline by linking key economic concepts with wider debates and issues. By bringing to light delightful mind-teasers, philosophical questions and intriguing politics in mainstream economics, it promises to enliven an otherwise dry course whilst inspiring students to do well. 1998 Level: beginner Foundations of Economics Yanis Varoufakis Psychology Press This guide contains a collection of recommended YouTube channels and YouTube videos in the fields of economics, business and economic policy. 2024 Level: beginner EconTube: The ultimate guide to pluralist economics channels on YouTube Frederick Heussner, Theresa Walter Exploring Economics Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. 2012 Level: advanced Why Nations Fail Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson Crown

Following an unprecedented economic boom fed by foreign investment, the Russian Revolution triggered the worst sovereign default in history. Bankers and Bolsheviks tells the dramatic story of this boom and bust, chronicling the forgotten experiences of leading financiers of the age.

2018 Level: advanced Bankers and Bolsheviks Hassan Malik Princeton University Press This volume explores the relationship between law and economics principles and the promotion of social justice. By social justice, we mean a vision of society that embraces more than traditional economic efficiency. Such a vision might include, for example, a reduction of subordination and discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or class. 2009 Level: advanced Law and Economics Dana Gold Emerald Group Publishing Limited This brilliantly concise book is a classic introduction to Marx’s key work, Capital. In print now for over a quarter of a century, and previously translated into many languages, the new edition has been fully revised and updated, making it an ideal modern introduction to one of the most important texts in political economy. 2010 Level: advanced 'Marx's Capital' Ben Fine, Alfredo Saad-Filho Pluto Press The 2007–08 credit crisis and the long recession that followed brutally exposed the economic and social costs of financialization. Understanding what lay behind these events, the rise of “fictitious capital” and its opaque logic, is crucial to grasping the social and political conditions under which we live. Yet, for most people, the operations of the financial system remain shrouded in mystery. 2017 Level: advanced Fictitious Capital Cedric Durand Verso In recent years issues surrounding tax evasion and avoidance have gotten more attention in public debates and policy making around the world. It poses key questions about how we want to (re)organise our economies, what the rules of the game are, and who benefits from them. Any good economist today should have a basic understanding of this issue as it has implications for public finance and inequality, but market competition and macroeconomic statistics. 2022 Level: beginner An introduction into (not) taxing wealth and profits – Economy Studies   Economy Studies This lecture is based on the “Introducing the Economy” chapter from the Economy Studies book, which introduces the first building block in their framework for transforming the economics education. The aim is to give students a feel and understanding of the economy as part of a bigger whole. Thus, it is aimed to introduce to students before getting into the economics curriculum with theory and models. 2022 Level: beginner Introducing the Economy   Economy Studies Crises are a key part of the history of the global economy. This lesson by Economy Studies introduces students to the crisis management theories of John Maynard Keyens by presenting them in the historical context of the Great Depression, the Post-War increase in the state in managing the economy, and the Energy Crisis of the 1970s. 2022 Level: beginner How to get away with a crisis? - Economy Studies   Economy Studies Teaching economics students about climate reparations enriches their educational experience by providing real-world relevance, promoting critical thinking, fostering interdisciplinary learning, and equipping them with valuable skills for both academic and practical applications. It also encourages ethical awareness, global perspective, and civic engagement, aligning with the broader goals of education in preparing students to address complex global challenges. 2022 Level: beginner Policy Debate: Climate Reparations - Economy Studies   Economy Studies This book is a collection of Steve Keen's influential papers published over the last fifteen years. The topics covered include methodology, microeconomics, and the monetary approach to macroeconomics that Keen - along with many other non-mainstream economists - has been developing. 2016 Level: advanced Developing an Economics for the Post-crisis World Steve Keen College Publications If a country’s Gross Domestic Product increases each year, but so does the percentage of its people deprived of basic education, health care, and other opportunities, is that country really making progress? If we rely on conventional economic indicators, can we ever grasp how the world’s billions of individuals are really managing? 2011 Level: advanced Creating Capabilities Martha Craven Nussbaum Belknap Press of Harvard University Press This lecture by Economy Studies lays out the foundations and current state of the ecological crisis, its main drivers and who is responsible for this. It is crucial for students to develop a deeper understanding of the problem they are likely to encounter in their future careers, before getting into various economic policies or solutions to this pressing issue. 2022 Level: beginner Economic Introduction to the Ecological Crisis - Economy Studies   Economy Studies In China's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt growth. Ang unbundles corruption into four varieties: petty theft, grand theft, speed money, and access money. 2020 Level: beginner China's Gilded Age Yuen Yuen Ang Cambridge University Press