Economics in the shadows of Darwin and Marx : essays on institutional and evolutionary themes

Introduction -- Marxism, Darwinism, institutionalism -- Darwin and Marx at the crossroads -- Social Darwinism in anglophone academic journals -- Institutionalism versus Marxism : a debate with Alex Callinicos -- Three essays on critical realism -- The uncritical political affinities of critical realism -- Contestable claims by for critical realism in economics -- The problem of formalism in economics -- Habits and individuals; routines and institutions -- What are institutions? -- The hidden persuaders -- The complex evolution of a simple traffic convention -- The nature and replication of routines