Economics is not a monolithic body. Therefore, to call for going ‘beyond economics’ requires qualifications and understanding the pluralistic nature of the discipline. Claudio Sardoni briefly looks at the contributions from three non-mainstream economists (Marx, Keynes and Minsky), whose...

Claudio Sardoni looks at some aspects of the ongoing debate around the so-called ‘ICT revolution’ and its effects on the economic system. He argues that economists have devoted much attention to ICT's effects on the functioning of the monetary and financial system in particular. It is, in...

Mary Mellor, in a recent book, points out the social nature of money, as opposed to the traditional view according to which money is the outcome of individuals’ optimization. Claudio Sardoni argues that Mellor's view of money is not satisfactory. In particular, he questions Mellor's notion of...