Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, there has been an unprecedented move towards 'rethinking economics' due to the damages generated by the global financial crisis that burst in 2007-2008. Almost a decade after this crisis, policy is still unable to provide all citizens greater wellbeing or at least an encouraging economic future.

2017

Level: advanced

A Modern Guide to Rethinking Economics

Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi

Edward Elgar Publishing

In a span of around 12 weeks, the course covers a wide range of topics including agent-based modeling, networks, dynamic, chaos, information, fractals, cooperation models and scaling in biology and society. The course acts as a perfect beginner level introduction spanning a wide range of topics in the field of complexity.

Level: beginner

Introduction to Complexity

Melanie Mitchell

Santa Fe Institute

In this course you will study the different facets of human development in topics such as education health gender the family land relations risk informal and formal norms public policy and institutions While studying each of these topics we will delve into the following questions What determines the decisions of …

Level: advanced

Foundations of Development Policy: Advanced Development Economics

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Esther Duflo & Benjamin Olken

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Helps students succeed in the principles of economics course. This title offers trademark colloquial approach that focuses on modern economics, institutions, history, and modeling, and is organized around learning objectives to make it easier for students to understand the material and for instructors to build assignments within Connect Plus.

2013

Level: beginner

Economics

Colander, David C.

Mcgraw-Hill Education

Transition from central planning to a market economy, involving large-scale institutional change and reforms at all levels, is often described as the greatest social science experiment in modern times.

2013

Level: advanced

Handbook of the Economics and Political Economy of Transition

Paul Hare, Gerard Turley

Routledge

Why is it that some countries become rich while others remain poor? Do markets require regulation to function efficiently? If markets offer an efficient way of exchanging goods, why do individuals even create firms?

2019

Level: beginner

Institutional Economics - An Introduction

Voigt, Stefan

Cambridge University Press

How did the rich countries really become rich? In this provocative study, Ha-Joon Chang examines the great pressure on developing countries from the developed world to adopt certain 'good policies' and 'good institutions', seen today as necessary for economic development.

2002

Level: advanced

Kicking Away the Ladder

Ha-Joon Chang

Anthem Press