Robert E Babe

Communication And The Transformation Of Economics (eBook, ePUB)

Essays In Information, Public Policy, And Political Economy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book proposes that infusing mainline economics with more expansive and realistic conceptions of information/communication transforms static neoclassicism into evolutionary political economy. It results in modes of analysis that, when applied through policy, can lead to a sustainable future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429981159
• Artikelnr.: 56843125

Autorenporträt

Robert E. Babe is professor of communication at the University of Ottawa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part One: Information and Communication in Mainstream Economics
Information Industries and Economic Analysis: Policy
Makers Beware
Commodities as Signs
The Place of Information in Economics
Part Two: Interrelations Between Economics and Communication Studies
Communication: Blindspot of Western Economics
On Political Economy
Information, Economics, and Ecosystem
Part Three: Information and Communication in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics
T. R. Malthus and the Origins of Communication in Economics
The Communication Theory of Thorstein Veblen
The Communication Theory of Kenneth E. Boulding
Part Four: Policy Applications
Emergence and Development of Canadian Communications: Dispelling the Myths
Telecommunications Policy: Real World of the Canadian Information Highway
"Life is Information": Canadian Communication and the Legacy of Graham Spry
Conclusion