Chapter 7. Evolution of Economics

  1. Prof. Dr. Franz M. Wuketits1,
  2. Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler2
  1. John M. Gowdy

Published Online: 7 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9783527619702.ch7

Book Title

Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures, Volume 1

Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures, Volume 1

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How to Cite

Gowdy, J. M. (2008) Evolution of Economics, in Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures, Volume 1 (eds F. M. Wuketits and C. Antweiler), WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KCaA, Weinheim. doi: 10.1002/9783527619702.ch7

Editor Information

  1. 1

    Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV, Ethnologie, 54286 Trier, Germany

  2. 2

    Institut fur Wissenschaftstheorie, Universitat Wien, Sensengasse 8, 1090 Wien, Austria

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 7 OCT 2008
  2. Published Print: 17 DEC 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527308392

Online ISBN: 9783527619702

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Keywords:

  • dominate human decisions;
  • homogenization;
  • cannibalism;
  • adoption of agriculture;
  • advantage of environmental

Summary

The prelims comprise:

  • Introduction: Economics and Biology

  • The Evolution of the Human Economy

  • Theories of the Evolution of the Industrial Economy

  • Economic Man and Economic Change

  • Contemporary Evolutionary Economics

  • Beyond Methodological Individualism in Biology and Economics

  • Coevolution, Evolutionary Theory, and Economic Policy

  • References

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