Economics is currently experiencing a climate of uncertainty regarding the soundness of its theoretical framework and even its status as a science. Much of the criticism is within the discipline, and emphasizes the alleged failure of the neoclassical viewpoint. This article proposes the...

Economics is currently experiencing a climate of uncertainty regarding the soundness of its theoretical framework and even its status as a science. Much of the criticism is within the discipline, and emphasises the alleged failure of the neoclassical viewpoint. This article proposes the...

Introduction -- Part I: An ordering of paths, well-being, and economics: how to make you, a chimp, or even a cactus, better off? -- Chapter 1: Economicus: assumptions of a neoclassical theory of behavior, and their implications— my take -- Chapter 2: Welfare (well-faring) economics as a theory...

Chapter 1: Policy Mistakes of Historical Proportions Destabilized the Political System and Lead to the Rise of Right-Wing Populist Movement, 1981-2016 -- Chapter 2: The Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment since 1980 -- Chapter 3: The Financial Crisis of 2008 and Estrangement from the System...