This important two-volume set charts the development of scholarly research into the theory of creative destruction, first posited by Joseph Schumpeter in the first half of the twentieth century. The editors successfully bring together se...
Since their first emergence in the work of Paul David thirty years ago, the dual issues of Path Dependence and Lock-In have become critically important subjects in the fields of economics, sociology, and business strategy. Theoretical an...
This three volume set gathers together selected key articles in evolutionary economics, ordering these into the domains of micro analysis (concerned with agents), meso analysis (concerned with rule populations and trajectories) and macro...
‘The study of the evolution of organisations has been given a recent boost through new developments in evolutionary theory. John Child’s excellent anthology of essays brings together several key readings in this area, combining new theor...
This volume offers outstanding works of recent scholarship on Darwinism covering three major fields of enquiry:
• How Darwinism affects our conception of human nature and challenges long-standing assumptions such as self-interested beh...
Evolutionary economics is a vital, expanding field of research focusing on the incessant transformation of the economy and its driving forces. Exploring the most recent research trends in the field, this volume presents a high quality s...
‘The recognition of the importance of complex systems in physics and biology has led to their study in economic systems, usually characterized as governed by a large set of interacting nonlinear dynamic systems. It is clear that these ph...
This authoritative collection presents an overview of the widespread significance of Schumpeter's thought. Part I examines the reception accorded to Schumpeter's ideas by his contemporaries. In Part II the impact of his scientific idea...
This two volume set is a comprehensive collection of historical and contemporary articles which highlight the theoretical foundations and the methods and models of long wave analysis. After examining the beginnings of long wave theory, ...
‘These two volumes do give a substantial picture of the paths and diversions that evolutionary thought has travelled over the past century.’
– John Nightingale, History of Economics Review In the last two decades of the twentieth centu...
This reference collection brings together major papers and essays on long wave or Kondratieff cycles. Edited by Christopher Freeman, Long Wave Theory includes both early contributions and work deriving from the revival of interest in th...
‘One very obvious positive feature of volumes like this one is the range of views that can be accessed by the reader, the facsimile format preventing editorial touches aimed at bringing them into line.’
– John Laurent, Griffith Universit...
