Re: my new book

[Diane Monaco <diane.monaco@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would also like to add that if __A Suggested Curriculum for a
Heterodox Doctoral Program: Integrating Separate Strands of Thought__
that Scott developed and presented recently at a conference, is any
indication  -- I  would HIGHLY recommend it!

__Beyond Profit and Self-Interest: Economics with a Broader Scope__ by
Robert Scott Gassler.

Thanks, Scott, for all of your work in this area.

All best,
Diane



Gassler Robert wrote:
>Dear Jim:
>
>The book is about how us economic theory to study noneconomic
phenomena. Mostly micro.
>
>Here is all the information from the publisher's web site:
>
>Beyond Profit And Self-interest
>
>Economics with a Broader Scope
>
>Robert Scott Gassler, Professor of Economics, Vesalius College, Vrije
Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
>
>?Here is the book L?on Walras should have written, or would have
written if he had also been Kenneth Boulding?s student. It is ingenious
in content and wholesome in attitude. It combines neoclassical
economics, departures arguably within neoclassicism, and varieties of
heterodox economics, within the ambit of systems theory. It is only one
of many possible combinations but it is rich and open-ended. Its
attitude is especially striking. Gassler departs from the trap of
unbending defense of the neoclassical hard core versus its equally
unbending critique. He departs, too, from seeing orthodoxy and
heterodoxy as either alternatives or supplements; he constructs a model
that permits all to survive as tools in the art of economics. It
enables economists to escape from many of their current impasses. The
book needs to be widely read.?
>? Warren Samuels, Michigan State University, US
>
>This book attempts to reformulate existing orthodox economic theory in
order to improve its conversation with disciplines that have
traditionally been seen as the domain of political scientists,
sociologists, psychologists and even biologists, and to fit economics
into the broader scheme of social science theory.
>
>Drawing on general systems theory, Robert Scott Gassler applies
economic analysis to a wide range of social phenomena that incorporate
motives other than profit or self-interest, such as altruism and
non-profit organisations. He debates in depth the means, problems and
advantages of adapting economic theory to new sets of assumptions, and
of communicating this theory intelligibly to those in related fields.
>
>This book should not only be read by political and social economists,
but is also accessible to those in the fields of education, health and
non-profit administration, public affairs, and urban planning to name
but a few.
>This book attempts to reformulate existing orthodox economic theory in
order to improve its conversation with disciplines that have
traditionally been seen as the domain of political scientists,
sociologists, psychologists and even biologists, and to fit economics
into the broader scheme of social science theory.
>
>Contents: Preface Part I: Theory 1. Scope 2. Method 3. Foundations 4.
Taxonomy 5. Theory Part II: Applications 6. Individuals 7. Interactions
8. Organizations 9. Nonprofits 10. Processes 11. Sectors 12. Societies
13. Planets Part III: Summary and Conclusion 14. Conclusion
Bibliography Index
>
>
>----
>
>Now back to me:
>
>In addition to altruism and nonprofits, examples include gift-giving,
cooperatives, evolutionary and institutional economics, exit and voice,
the internet, transition and development economics, Lenin's theory of
imperialism, feminist economics, and ecology. Most heterodox approaches
are woven into the fabric of the analysis.
>
>Scott
>
>
>>what's the book about, exactly? macro? micro? what is one of its major
theses?
>>
>>
>>Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx &  http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Robert Scott Gassler [mailto:rsgassle@xxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 8:30 AM
>>To: PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [PEN-L] my new book
>>
>>
>>
>>Dear PEN-L:
>>
>>
>>You might be interested in my new book from Elgar:
>>
>>Robert Scott Gassler. Beyond Profit and Self-Interest: Economics with a
Broader Scope.
>>
>>It is out in Europe and will be out in the US in February (I guess
that's next week). Without a trace of modesty I'll reproduce the
publisher's blurb
>>
>>"Here is the book Leon Walras should have written, or would have
written if he had also been Kenneth Boulding's student. It is ingenious
in content and wholesome in attitude. It combines neoclassical
economics, departures arguably within neoclassicism, and varieties of
heterodox economics, within the ambit of systems theory. It is only one
of many possible combinations but it is rich and open-ended. Its
attitude is especially striking. Gassler departs from the trap of
unbending defense of the neoclassical hard core versus its equally
unbending critique.He departs, too, from seeing othodoxy and heterodoxy
as either alternatives or supplements; he constructs a model that
permits all to survive as tools in the art of economics. It enables
economists to escape from many of their current impasses. The book
needs to be widely read." -- Warren J. Samuels
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>
>>Robert Scott Gassler
>>Professor of Economics
>>Vesalius College of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
>>Pleinlaan 2
>>B-1050 Brussels
>>Belgium
>>
>>32.2.629.27.15
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>>
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