Economists in the post-Cold War era are increasingly circumspect about universal, one-size-fits-all conceptions of human behaviour and economic institutions. Contemporary economics is thus marked by a nascent pluralism. Economic Pluralism brings these pluralist sensibilities to the fore. Its twenty original essays explore the positive potential and critical limits of pluralism in economic theory, philosophy, institutions, and policies, and education.These twenty original essays reflect the maturity and breadth of pluralist scholarship in economics today. The first eight chapters (including critical essays by Tony Lawson, Diana Strassmann et al., Frederic Lee, and David Colander) stake out contentious positions on the value of pluralism in economic theory and philosophy. The remaining chapters explore the meaning and consequences of pluralism in economic education, institutions, and policies. This volume provides a unique "e;second generation"e; discussion of pluralism in economics. Its twenty original essays stake out contentious positions on pluralism in economic theory, philosophy, institutions, and policies, and education, reflecting multiple generations and traditions of thought. It is a volume certain to spur wider conversation about the scope and value of economic pluralism for the 21st century. This volume would be of most interest as a supplementary text for graduate or undergraduate courses that include units on heterodox economics or economic philosophy.

Robert Garnett is Associate Professor of Economics at Texas Christian University. Erik Olsen is Assistant Professor of Economics and member of Doctoral Faculty at the University of Missouri Kansas City. Martha Starr is a member of the economics faculty at American University in Washington, DC. Prior to joining AU, she was a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

00 Economic Pluralism for the 21^st Century Robert Garnett, Erik Olsen, Martha Starr Pluralism and Economic Inquiry Pluralism and Heterodoxy 01 Pluralism in Heterodox Economics Frederic Lee 02 Moving Beyond the Rhetoric of Pluralism: Suggestions for an "Inside-the Mainstream" Heterodoxy David Colander 03 Is Convergence among Heterodox Schools Possible, Meaningful, or Desirable? William Waller 04 Raising Dissonant Voices: Pluralism and Economic Heterodoxy Diana Strassmann, Caren Grown, and Martha Starr Theorizing Pluralism 05 Is Kuhnean Incommensurability a Good Basis for Pluralism in Economics? Gustavo Marqués and Diego Weisman 06 Why Should I Adopt Pluralism? Rogier De Langhe 07 Ontology, Modern Economics, and Pluralism Tony Lawson 08 The Cambridge School and Pluralism Vinca Bigo Pluralism and Real-World Economies Economic Democracy and the Common Good 09 America beyond Capitalism: The Pluralist Commonwealth Gar Alperovitz 10 From Competition and Greed to Equitable Cooperation: What Does a Pluralist Economics Have to Offer? Robin Hahnel 11 Growth, Development, and Quality of Life: A Pluralist Approach Ric Holt and Daphne Greenwood 12 Beyond the Status Quo, in the World and in the Discipline: The Comments of an Austrian Economist Emily Chamlee-Wright Economic Cooperation: Commercial and Communal 13 Hayek and Lefebvre on Market Space and Extra-Catallactic Relationships Virgil Henry Storr 14 The Plural Economy of Gifts and Markets Ioana Negru 15 Communities and Local Exchange Networks: An Aristotelean View Philip Kozel Pluralism and Economic Education 16 Promoting a Pluralist Agenda in Undergraduate Economic Education KimMarie McGoldrick 17 The Illusion of Objectivity: Implications for Teaching Economics Alison Butler 18 A Pluralist Teaching of Economics: Why and How Gilles Raveaud.