Includes bibliography and index.

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Sheila Dow. 3. Fernando Cardim de Carvalho. 4. William Darity. 5. S. Charusheela. 6. Karma Ura. 7. Rolf Steppacher. 8. Julie Nelson. 9. Tony Lawson. 10. Joan Martinez-Alier. 11. Esther-Mirjam Sent. 12. Gary Mongiovi. 13. Anwar Shaikh. 14. Victoria Chick. 15. Edward Fullbrook. 16. David Dequech. 17. Ulrich Witt. 18. Concluding Thoughts. Bibliography

Since the Global Financial Crisis, economics has been under greater public scrutiny, revealing a crisis in the discipline. This represented a potential turning point on how economics should be thought and taught. Heterodox economics has played a prominent role in these discussions revolving around new economics thinking and pluralism in economics. Yet, its identity, aspirations, and pedagogy remain underexplored, contested, and somewhat opaque.



This volume brings together sixteen interviews with leading economists to understand what heterodox economics is. How and why does an economist become heterodox? In which way do heterodox economists see themselves as ‘different’ from mainstream economics? The interviews shed light on what problems heterodox economists perceive in the mainstream; elucidate the different contexts under which they operate in higher education; and provide insights on their ontology and methodology. The reader will also find answers to the following questions about the nature and state of heterodox economics: Do heterodox economists have particular intellectual journeys, motives and aspirations? Is this reflected in their teaching practices and strategies to achieve social change? What is the relation between heterodox economics and the humanities and arts?