ソースタイン・ヴェブレンの制度進化の理論(ソースタイン・ヴェブレンの研究(共同))

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Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) is said to be the founder of institutional economics. Veblen's economics has come to attract the attention of a multitude of economists after the Second World War, particularly following the founding, in 1965, of the Association for Evolutionary Economics in the United States. Veblen's economics has a high theoretical value because it provides us with many insights into understanding the business cycle of the modern information-oriented society. This paper aims to define the scientific characteristics of Veblen's theory of institutional evolution by throwing light on the method he employed in developing his theory. Basically, Veblen's economics is built on Darwinian principles. But Veblen knew that Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection was not without certain limitations when applied to man's economic activities. Accordingly, Veblen uniquely applied Hegelianism and the dialectic thereof to his own economics. Recently, Veblen's economics has come to be reassessed by economists who adopt the same kind of new perspective.
日本大学の論文
1995-03-31