Evolution

1.1  Literature Recommendations

Key Literature

Recommendations for further Reading

Mlodinow, Leonard (2015), The Upright Thinkers. The Human Journey from Living in trees to Understanding the Cosmos. Penguin Books

 

1.2  References

Pioneers of Evolutionary Economics

Alchian, A.A. (1950) “Uncertainty, Evolution, and Economic Theory”, Journal of Political Ecoonomy, 58: 211-22.

Boulding, K. (1981) Evolution Economics. Sage, Beverly Hills.

Cyert, R. M. and J. G. March (1963), Behavioral Theory of the Firm. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs.

Hirshleifer, J. (1977) “Economics from biological viewpoint”, Journal of Law and Economics, 20: 1-52.

Marhall, A. (1890) Principles of Economics. MacMillan, London.

Penrose, E. T. (1952)”Biological analogies in the theory of the firm”, American Economic Review, 42: 804-819.

Schelling, T. C. (1978) Micromotives and Macrobehavior. Norton, New York.

Schumpeter, Josef A., (1912), Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, (English translation) The Theory of Economic Development, Harvard University Press, Cambridge University Press. This is the classic text on Evolutionary Economics.

Veblen, T. (1902) “Why is economics not an evolutionary science?”, Quaterly Journal of Economics, 4: 73-397.

 

Marx

Petersen T. and M. Faber (2015) Karl Marx und die Philosophie der Wirtschaft. Bestandsaufnahme – Überprüfung – Neubewertung. 3. Auflage, Alber Verlag, Freiburg. This book attempts to give an overview over important parts of Marx‘ work. This is done from the perspective of contemporary economic theory in the first part of the book. The second part shows the motives Marx has taken from those philosophers, who dealt with the philosophy of economics: Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith und Hegel. – See for his relationship to Evolutionary Economics Petersen and Faber (2015:145).

Haustein, Heinz-Dieter (1998) »Karl Marx und evolutorische Ökonomik«,                   Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt. In C. Warnke und G. Huber (Hrsg.): 151–178. Marx’ influence on Evolutionary economics is examined from two different perspectives by Haustein (1998) and Weise (1998)

Warnke, C. and G. Huber (Hrsg.) (1998) Die ökonomische Theorie von Marx – was bleibt? Metropolis, Marburg.

Weise, Peter (1998) »Evolution und Selbstorganisation bei Karl Marx«, in C. Warnke und G. Huber (Hrsg.): 179–192.

 

Evolutionary Economics

Clark, N. and C. Juma (1987) Long-run economics: an evolutionary approach to economic growth. Panter, London.

Lehmann-Waffenschmidt, M. (Hrsg.) (2002) Perspektiven des Wandels – Evolutorische Ökonomik in der Anwendung. Metropolis Verlag.

Mathews, R.C.O. (1984) “Darwinism and Economic Change”, Oxford Economic Papers, 26 (supplement): 91-117.

Nelson, R. R. and S.G. Winter (1982) an Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. This is major text on Evolutionary Economics.

Nelson, R.R. (1995), “Recent evolutionary theorizing about economic change”. Journal of Economic Literature XXXIII, 48 – 90.

Schiller, J. (2002), Technical Change and the Environment -an approach towards modelling long-term behaviour of production systems. In M. Lehmann-Waffenschmidt (Hrsg.): 171-212.

Witt, U. (1987) Individualistische Grundlagen der Evolutorischen Ökonomik, Mohr, Tübingen.

Witt, U. (Hrsg.) (1993): Evolutionary Economics. Edward Elgar, Aldershot

 

Ecological Economics

Baumgärtner, S., M. Faber and J. Schiller (2006), Joint Production and Responsibility in Ecological Economics. On the Foundation of Environmental Policy. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U.K., Northhampton, Ma, USA.

Bergh, van den C.J.M. (2004), Evolutionary Models, in J.L.R. Proops and Paul Safanov (eds.) Modelling in Ecological Economics, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, Northhampton, Ma, USA: 9-35.

Bünsdorf, G. (2004) The Economics of Energy and the Production Process. An Evolutonary Approach. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U.K., Northhampton, Ma, USA.

Faber, M. and R. Manstetten (2003/2010) Mensch – Natur – Wissen. Grundlagen der Umweltbildung. Vendehoeck und Ruprecht, Göttingen. English translation: Philosophical Basics of Ecology and Economy, translated by D. Adams, Routledge, London and New York.

Faber, M., R. Manstetten and.L.R. Proops (2002) Ecological Economics. Concepts and Methods, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U., Northhampton, Ma, USA. This book achieved wide resonance in Ecological Economics.

Faber, M., R. Mansttetten and.L.R. Proops (1992), “Towards an open future: Ignorance, Novelty and Evolution”, in Costanza R., B., Norton and B. Haskell (eds.) Ecosystem Health: New goals for Environmental Management, Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Faber, M. and.L.R. Proops (1991) “Evolution in biology, physics and economics: a conceptual analysis”, in S. Metcalfe and P. Saviotti, Evolutionary Theories of Economic and Technological Change, Harwood, London. Reprinted in: Faber, M., R. Manstetten and .L.R. Proops (1996) Ecological Economics. Concepts and Methods, chapter 3, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U.K., Northhampton, Ma, USA:

Faber, M. and L.R. Proops with the cooperation of Reiner Manstetten (1998), Evolution, Time, Production and the Environment, third revised and enlarged edition, Heidelberg etc. Springer Verlag. This book contains the research on evolution carried out at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Keele, U.K., during the years 1985 until 1998. It is the basis for this element.

Georgescu-Roegen, N. (1971) the Entropy Law and the Economic Process, Harvard University Press, Cambridg, Mass., London, U.K. This is the classic text on Ecological Economic.

Norgaard R. (1984) “Coevolutionary development potential”, Land Economics, 60: 160-173.

Norgaard, R (1985) Coevolutionary development potential, Land Economics, 60: 160-173.

Schiller, J. (2002) Umweltprobleme und Zeit. Bestände als konzeptionelle Grundlage Ökologischer Ökonomik, Metropolis Verlag, Marburg.

 

Neo-Austrian Capital Theory

Bernholz, P. (1971) Superiority of  roundabout processes and positive rate of interest. A simple model of capital and growth”, Kyklos, 243: 687-821.

Bernholz, P. and M. Faber (1973) “Technical Productivity of roundabout processes and positive rate of interest. A capital model with depreciation and n-period horizon”, Zeitschrift für die gesamte Staatswissenschaft, 129: 46-61.

Faber, M. (1979) Introduction to Modern Austrain Capital Theory. Springer, Heidelberg.

Faber, M., Proops, J.L. R. and S. Speck with the cooperation of F. Jöst, (1999), Capital and Time in Ecological Economics. Neo-Austrian Modelling, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U., Northhampton, Ma, USA. This is a main text for Ecological Economics

Faber, M. and Proops, J.L. R. (2004) “Neo-Austrian Models”, in J.L.R. Proops and Paul Safanov (eds.) Modelling in Ecological Economics, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U., Northhampton, Ma, USA: 58-79.

Faber, M. and R. Winkler (2006), “Heterogeneity and Time: From Austrian Capital theory to Ecological Economics”. In L.S. Moss (ed.), Natural Resources, Taxation, and Regulation: Unusual Perspectives on a Classic Topic, Blackwell, copyright 2006 by the American Journal of Economics and Sociology.

Reiß, W. (1981) Umwegproduktion und Positivität des Zinses. Eine neo-österreichische Analyse. Duncker und Humbölot  Berlin.

Stephan, G. (1995) Introduction into Capital Theory. A Neo-Austrian Perspective, Springer, Heidelberg etc.

Winkler, R. (2003) Metropolis, Marburg, Zeitverzögerte Dynamik von Kapital- und Schadstoffbeständen. Eine österrreichische Perspektive

Miscellaneous

Heidegger, M. (1927/1979) Sein und Zeit. May Niemeyer Verlag, Tübingen.

Levins, R. and R. Lewontin (1985) The Dialectical Biologist. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Mass.

Prigogine I. and I. Stengers (1984) Order out of Chaos. Herinemann. London

Thompson, J. N. (1982) Interaction and Coevolution. Wiley, New York.

Wittgenstein, L. (1922/1969) Philosophische Untersuchungen. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt.