Traditional economics treats the defining subjective properties of economic agents (tastes, preferences, demands, goals and perceptions) as determined independently of individual and collective relations with other agents. This collection of essays reflects the increasingly common view that economics cannot continue to disregard all economic phenomena inconsistent with its nineteenth century atomistic conception of Economic subjects. The volume is especially concerned with the idea of intersubjective influences on market outcomes as a recognised dimension of economic inquiry. A team of expert international contributors have been brought together to address the question of intersubjectivity from a variety of perspectives. Using methods of description and analysis they explore the structures and effects of concrete interdependencies between individual subjectivities engaged in economic activity, and develop conceptual and analytical tools for this task. Many of the essays are interdisciplinary in scope and in addition to economics the book should provide valuable lessons in psychology, sociology, social theory, philosophy, political science and history.
Edited by:
Edward Fullbrook (University of the West of England UK.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780415266987
ISBN 10: 041526698X
Series: Economics as Social Theory
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 22 November 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Primary
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of illustrations, List of contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Why intersubjectivity?, PART I Intersubjective agents, PART II Intersubjective structures, Name Index, Subject Index
Reviews for Intersubjectivity in Economics: Agents and Structures
Seventeen Papers begin the project of creating an intersubjective economics by conceptualizing non-atomistic economic agents and the interactive structures to which they give rise. -Journal of Economic Literature
