Reconstructing Political Economy

William K.Tabb is Professor of Economics and Political Science at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of The Japanese System: Cultural Economy and Economic Transformation, The Political Economy of the Black Ghetto; and co-editor of Instability and Change in the World Economy.

'This is a stirring and critical account of the evolution of economic thought during the last two and a half centuries...remarkably readable, amply documented, containing a vast literature of circa 800 references, all in a style that is highly critical without being unjustly provocative.' - History of Economic IdeasHe presents some interesting speculation on the new economics to which a new economic situation may lead. He surveys the history of economic thought in a manner that contrasts refreshingly with conventional treatments. - David R. Andrews, Cazenovia College, USA for the Review of Radical Political Economics

• 1 The two cultures in economics 2 Of dialogic debates and the uncertain embrace 3 Contestation and canonicity: the Adam Smith problem 4 The legacies of classical political economy 5 Marx and the long run 6 The neoclassical (counter) revolution 7 Heterodoxy and holism 8 Keynes and the world turned upside down 9 The last half-century in the mainstream 10 Theorizing economic growth 11 From equilibrium into history