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* Annotated Bibliography: New and Appropriate Economics for the 21st Century: A Survey of Critical Books, 1978-2013. By Michael Marien. Cadmus Journal, 2013.

URL = http://www.cadmusjournal.org/files/pdfreprints/vol1issue5/Reprint_CJ-I5_New_and_Appropriate_Economics_MM.pdf
                                 

=Abstract=

"Economics is an important construct explaining  human wealth and well-being.  Many 
economic ideas of the industrial era, however, are not appropriate to 21st century economies, 
where human and natural capital are increasingly valued, and simplistic assessments  of 
wealth,  national product, growth, and human happiness are increasingly  questioned  due 
to bad economic ideas in high places. To cope with growing complexity, uncertainty, and 
concern for sustainability, many critical books have been published, especially  over the 
past 35  years. This “frontier frame” seeks to outline these  views in a compact format of 
six  categories:  General  Critiques  of  deficient  economic  thought,  Ecological  Economics, 
Scientific  and  Global  Organizations (such  as  the OECD  and  UN),  Textbooks  Supporting 
a Broader View, Alternative Labels (such as Heterodox and Post-Keynesian), and a sevenpoint agenda of needed actions to accelerate learning about better ideas for economic policy.  An Appendix briefly describes ten organizations promoting new economics."


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