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Towards an intellectual history of evolutionary economics: competition and struggle versus cooperation and mutual aid

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  • John Hall
  • Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler

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Our inquiry considers the origins of Evolutionary Economics by reintroducing a debate that took place in Russia in the 19th and early 20th century. Responses to Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species are considered, especially critiques stressing Darwin’s emphasis upon competition and struggle in natural ion, that can be traced directly to Thomas Robert Malthus. Considering challenging contributions made by several Russian scholars, we place special emphasis upon Peter Kropotkin’s focus on cooperation and “mutual aid” in natural ion and evolution. We then speculate upon the commonality found in the evolutionary views advanced by Kropotkin and his American contemporary, Thorstein Veblen. JEL Classification: B1; B2; B3.

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  • John Hall & Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler, 2017. "Towards an intellectual history of evolutionary economics: competition and struggle versus cooperation and mutual aid," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 37(3), pages 551-564.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:37:y:2017:i:3:p:551-564:id:146
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    Charles Darwin; evolutionary economics; mutual aid; Peter Kropotkin; Thomas Robert Malthus; Thorstein Veblen.;
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    JEL classification:

    • B1 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925
    • B2 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925
    • B3 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals

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