Marshall, Schumpeter and evolution
As Stan Metcalfe is the leading exponent of combining Marshallian and Schumpeterian conceptions of the evolution of economic systems, it is appropriate to explore the similarities and differences between Marshall's and Schumpeter's work, and in doing so, to draw particularly on major
Companions to each and a conference volume, which is explicitly focused on such comparisons, to all of which he has contributed. Economic systems generate and diffuse novelty through the creation and application of knowledge, which is inherently unpredictable but which emerges from
diverse forms of organization. This process of selective co-ordination relies on quasi-decomposability – which implies partial equilibrium, and therefore entails multiple failure and sometimes major disruption, both of which should be represented in economic theory and should inform
economic policy.
Keywords: Marshall; Metcalfe; Schumpeter; economic system; novelty
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Division of Economics, University of Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA, UK
Publication date: 01 October 2013
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