Marx, Veblen, and the Foundations of Heterodox Economics: Essays in Honor of John F. Henry [Hardcover]

Introduction Part I Radical ideas of Karl Marx and Thorstein Veblen 1. The Marxian and Veblenesque elements in the way I do economics 2. Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, and the global financial crisis 3. The contemporary relevance of Karl Marxs heterodox political economy 4. Veblen, Instincts and Exchange 5. A further Veblenian articulation of a monetary theory of production 6. Is conspicuous consumption a weak concept? An historical perspective on the French Revolution and capitalism 7. Veblen on economic method: a critical note Part II Heterodox economics: alternative critical theory to the status quo 8. The illusion or paradigm blindness of economics: ethical challenges to economic thought from the financial crisis 9. Economics and history: why economists and policy makers need to understand the latter 10. Speculative financial capitalism wacking out over an impossible profit rate: the infeasibility of a usual real average profit rate, considering fictitious capital, and its implications 11. Shaping the social determinants of value through economic ghostmanagement: an institutionalist approach to capital accumulation 12. The rise of money and class society: the contributions of John F. Henry Part III The heterodox economics of John F. Henry 13. Property and the limits to democracy 14. A conversation with John F. Henry 15. The bibliography of John F. Henrys writings

John F. Henry is an eminent economist who has made important contributions to heterodox economics drawing on Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, and John Maynard Keynes. His historical approach offers radical insights into the evolution of ideas (ideologies and theories) giving rise to and/or induced by the changes in capitalist society. Essays collected in this festschrift not only evaluate John Henrys contributions in connection to Marxs and Veblens theories, but also apply them to the socio-economic islÃ*