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European Economics at a Crossroads by J. Barkley Rosser Jr; Richard P.F. Holt; David Colander is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is European Economics at a Crossroads about?

As Europe moves toward an integrated academic system, European economics is changing. This book discusses that change, along with the changes that are happening simultaneously within the economics profession. The authors argue that modern economics can no longer usefully be described as ?neoclassical?, but is much better described as complexity economics. The complexity approach embraces rather than assumes away the complexities of social interaction. The authors also argue that despite all the problems with previous European academic structures, those structures allowed for more diversity than exists in US universities, and thus were often ahead of US universities in exploring new cutting-edge approaches. The authors further argue that by trying to judge themselves by US-centric measures and to copy US universities, the European economics profession is undermining some of the strengths of the older system ? strengths on which it should be building. While the authors agree that European economics needs to go through major changes in the coming decade, they argue that by building on Europe?s strengths, rather than trying to follow a US example, Europe will be more likely to become t

Author

J. Barkley Rosser Jr; Richard P.F. Holt; David Colander

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781849805544

Subjects

Economics, History, Business