Theorising Uneven Development
The Epistemic Value of History and Complexity in the Study of Economic Evolutions; Pp. 450–469
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20205836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valentin Cojanu (0000-0002-2933-2522, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 450-469 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Trames Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1406-0922 • E-ISSN: 1736-7514 |
| Publisher | Estonian Academy Publishers (PUBLISHER • EE) |
| DOI | 10.3176/tr.2008.4.06 |
| OpenAlex | W2144759882 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
This work contrasts two self-declared â ways of thinkingâ or â grammarsâ â the high development theory (HDT) and the world-system analysis (WSA) â in the study of large-scale, long-term economic development and provides an epistemological appraisal which rests on two tenets. The first thesis says that both theories display striking explanatory similarities in terms of their subject matter (i.e. the rationale behind uneven development) in spite of clearly distinct modes of argumentation. The second thesis sets forth a criticism which points to the epistemological limits of both the mathematical construct of HDT and the historical arguments of WSA. This discussion raises a general problem of economic study, namely the directions along which the inquiry should proceed in order to achieve a coherent understanding of historical evolutions
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Rich lands and poor
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The Modern World-System II
Afterthoughts on Material Civilization and Capitalism
Spaces of Global Capitalism
Trade, accumulation, and uneven development
A Theory of Economic History in Place of Economic Theory
L'économie du développement, le temps et l'histoire
A Theory of Economie History in Place of Economic Theory
The Modern World System
Essays on Economic Stability and Growth
Two Cheers for Formalism
The modern world-system
World Systems Analysis
The Matthew Effect in Science, II
The Human Condition
Uneven Development and the Tragedy of the Commons
Paul Krugman's Geographical Economics and Its Implications for Regional Development Theory
How Are the Mighty Fallen
Logics of History
Inequality
The (im)possibility of development studies
The Althusserian moment and the concept of historical time
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| Highly cited | No |