Economic Representations Academic and everyday Why is there such a proliferation of economic discourses in literary theory, cultural studies, anti-sweatshop debates, popular music, and other areas outside the official discipline of economics? How is the economy represented in different ways by economists and non-economists? This volume stems from the recognition that there is a burgeoning of “eco- nomic talk” outside the official discipline of economics. Almost every discipline, especially in the humanities and social sciences, includes a growing number of scholars who engage in economic analysis by analyzing economic events, deploying economic metaphors in social and cultural analysis, or using economic theories and concepts to analyze texts, artworks, and other cultural artifacts. At the same time, some economists have turned to the methods of literary criticism, cultural analysis, and other areas from outside their discipline to augment their work on economic systems and theories, while others have taken up and responded to the concerns of economic activists. In this volume, scholars from a wide variety of disciplines and countries, from inside and outside the academy, explore the implications of the fact that the economy is being represented in so many different ways. They analyze what it means for scholars and activists in trying to make sense of existing representations — theories, pictures, and stories of the economy. They also show how new representations can be produced and utilized to change how we look at and participate in current economic debates. By encouraging the mutual recognition of existing approaches and exploring the various ways economic representations function in diverse venues within and beyond mainstream economics, Ruccio has produced a book that is relevant to subjects as diverse as economics, sociology and anthropology, political economy, globalization, and cultural studies. David F. Ruccio is Professor in the Department of Economics and Policy Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA and editor of the journal Rethinking Marxism. Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy 1 Equilibrium Versus Understanding 13 The Economics of Science Towards the rehumanization of economics Methodology and epistemology as if within social theory economics really mattered Mark Addleson James R. Wible 2 Evolution, Order and Complexity 14 Competitiveness, Localised Learning and Edited by Elias L. Khalil and Kenneth E. 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