The book argues that mainstream economists, who base their analyses only on the economic motivation of people, fail to explain and understand real-life economic phenomena. The economic crisis, which began in 2008, illustrates the relevance of psychic and social motivations, especially when combined with each other. This book discusses orthodox and heterodox economics, and offers the reader ample material on philosophy of science, psychology and sociology. A multidisciplinary economic perspective is constructed in which economics, psychology, and sociology are integrated, and this multidisciplinary approach offers an understanding of real-life problems. Moreover, it offers researchers a rich source for further analysis.
Preface ; PART I: SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Character of Science ; 3. Genesis and Development of Economics and Sociology ; PART II: ORTHODOX ECONOMICS ; 4. Orthodox Microeconomics ; 5. Orthodox Macroeconomics ; PART III: HETERODOX ECONOMICS ; 6. Evolution and Entrepreneurship, an Evolutionary and an Austrian View ; 7. Radical Economics ; 8. Post-Keynesian Economics ; 9. Social Economics ; PART IV: PSYCHOLOGY FOR ECONOMISTS ; 10. Psychology for Economists ; PART V: SOCIOLOGY FOR ECONOMISTS ; 11. Macro and Micro Approaches in Sociology ; 12. The Historical Approach in Sociology ; 13. Multidisciplinary Sociology and The Social World ; PART VI: TOWARDS AN INTEGRATION OF THE THREE WORLDS ; 14. Integration of the Three Worlds ; 15. Applications of the Multi-motivational Framework of Interpretation ; PART VII: CONCLUSIONS ; 16. Conclusions ; APPENDICES ; A. The Logical World ; B. Kant for Economists ; C. Jung for Economists ; D. Adam Smith as the Founding Father of Multidisciplinary Economics