Arturo Hermann

Italian National Institute of Statistics · Department of Economics

The most prominent aspect of the current financial crisis is its systemic character which manifests itself in high levels of inequality, rampant unemployment, economic and social insecurity and environmental decay. This book explores the potential of a pluralistic and interdisciplinary approach for a deeper understanding of the manifold aspects of...

In this paper, we address several aspects of the present economic and social crisis from an interdisciplinary perspective. We focus attention on Institutional and Keynesian economics and on the role of public spending and credit creation in the formation of private sector aggregate profit. Contrary to 'market fundamentalism' this paper suggests tha...

John Dewey is one of the most significant figures in pragmatist philosophy, an approach which he systematically applied to the study of economic, social and cultural structure. In our work, we will focus on the main aspects of Dewey's approach to the study of aspects that make up "human nature" and how do they interact with the characteristics of t...

In this paper, we outline a number of features of an interdisciplinary and pluralistic approach to economics. As a suitable example of how an interdisciplinary cooperation can unfold, we focus attention on the relations between institutional economics and psychoanalysis. In the first part of the paper, we outline the main concepts of institutional...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the system of assessment of economics journals in Italy, with particular attention to its implications for the development of a heterodox approach in economics. Design/methodology/approach The paper sketches the most important aspects of the Italian system of assessment of economics journals. Findin...

The analysis of the market constitutes perhaps one of the most controversial aspects in the study of economic systems. In fact, such analysis lies at the juncture of significant aspects of economic and social structure: in particular, public action and private initiative, forms of competition, and the related concepts of capitalism, socialism, sust...

John Dewey is recognized as one of the most significant figures in American philosophy. His influence extended to economic and social sciences as well, also through his action in the fields of education and culture, where he promoted important reform projects aimed at the development of pluralism and critical thought. Within the ambit of social sci...