Interdisciplinary Economics

Wilfred Dolfsma is chair of Innovation at the University of Groningen, the NetherlandsStefan Kesting is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

'Only a book of this sweeping scope could serve as a suitable tribute to a mind like Kenneth Boulding’s. It can also be used as an introduction to his work, his style, and his influence on not only the economics profession but social science and scholarship in general. As one of his students, I am glad that through this collection his work can influence others in the way it influenced me.' - Robert Scott Gassler, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium'This is great homage to the perennial themes of the work of Kenneth Boulding and more. The volume should ignite interest in trans-disciplinary research—where the exchanges among disciplines would lead to a unified social theory research.' - Elias L. Khalil, Monash University, Australia

• 1. General Introduction Sefan Kesting and Wilfred Dolfsma 2. Systems Theory 3. Unity of Social Sciences 4.Economics & Morality 5. Communication/Persuasion 6.Power Theory 7.Evolutionary economics 8.Institutions / Institutional Economics 9. Spaceship Earth (ecological economics) 10.Cultural Economics 11. Grant economics 12. Conflict resolution, Peace 13.Teaching Economics 14. The Future of Economics 15. Epilogue Stefan Kesting and Wilfred Dolfsma