ABSTRACT
Kenneth Boulding was a prolific writer across so many different fields that not only is he often much referred to and cited, he is considered a core member of many of these fields. Boulding is the quintessential interdisciplinary scholar. He died in 1993, but he has left a legacy in economics, conflict studies, systems theory, ecology, biology, communication studies, and ethics. As an economist proper he has tested and expanded the boundaries of that field without unduly "invading" and undermining the expertise and established knowledge of the other social sciences. This proposed volume will allow scholars who have worked or are starting to work in areas that Boulding has initiated, established and made a continued contribution to, to understand the links between these fields and other related ones. The volume will establish a source of inspiration for some time to come.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|17 pages
Introduction
part 2|43 pages
Systems Theory
part 3|48 pages
Unity of social sciences
chapter 3b|23 pages
Comment: Social dynamics, evolution, and the unity of social sciences
part 4|57 pages
Economics and morality
part 5|52 pages
Communication/persuasion
part 6|49 pages
Power theory
part 7|32 pages
Evolutionary economics
part 8|30 pages
Institutions/institutional economics
part 9|32 pages
Spaceship earth (ecological economics)
part 10|38 pages
Cultural economics
chapter 10a|19 pages
Comment: Culture, mind and context
part 11|47 pages
Grants economics
part 12|55 pages
Conflict resolution, peace
part 13|53 pages
Teaching economics
part 14|26 pages
The future of economics