This book features eleven essays by leading scholars in economics and philosophy who argue for a renewal of the bond between the two disciplines.

This book was published as a combination of the special issues Review of Political Economy and Review of Social Economy.

1. Introduction Irene van Staveren and Mark D. White 2. The 'Dismal Science' - Still? Economics and Human Flourishing Mark A. Lutz 3. Communitarianism and the Market: A Paradox Irene van Staveren 4. Not by P Alone: A Virtuous Economy Deirdre N. McCloskey 5. Virtue and Behavior Jennifer A. Baker 6. Freedom, Values and Sen: Towards a Morally Enriched Classical Economic Theory Vivian Walsh 7. Pareto, Consent, and Respect for Dignity: A Kantian Perspective Mark D. White 8. Identity and individual economic agents: A narrative approach John B. Davis 9. Adam Smith on Instincts, Affection, and Informal Learning: Proximate Mechanisms in Multilevel Selection Jonathan Wight 10. Two Views of Corruption and Democracy Mozaffar Qizilbash 11. From 'Hume's Law' to Problem- and Policy-Analysis for Human Development. Sen after Dewey, Myrdal, Streeten, Stretton and Haq Des Gasper 12. The Efficiency of Equity Stephan Klasen

Mark D. White is Professor in the Department of Political Science, Economics, and Philosophy, at the College of Staten Island/CUNY.

Irene van Staveren is Professor of Economics and Christian Ethics, Radboud University Nijmegen, and Associate Professor of Feminist Development Economics, Institute of Social Studies.