Towards a reconsideration of social evolution: symbiosis and its implications for economics.

From: Journal of Economic Issues | Date: March 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Old institutional and neoclassical economists are at odds on the definition of social evolution in the context of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The confusion over evolution appears to be a result of methodological variance. Thus, the subject of social evolution requires a re-evaluation that includes a number of issues such as the institutional view of social evolution versus the neoclassic view as expressed in new institutional economics.

Renewed interest among economists in Darwin's theory has generated confusion regarding the meaning of social evolution. Does social evolution ...

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