The Constitution of Political Economy

"This book develops a new conception of political economy at the interface of economic and political theory. Political economy is constituted by the interdependence between the economy and the polity that rest on the complex relations of society in which both are embedded. Effective policymaking depends on reflecting this embedding"--

Introduction: rethinking political economy; Part I. Interdependence and the Economic Constitution: 1. Political economy in question; 2. Sociability and interdependence; 3. Association and the division of labour; 4. The constitution of the economy; Part II. Political Spaces and Policy Actions; 5. A political economy of the body politic; 6. Constellations of interests and institutional architecture; 7. Policy actions in an embedded polity; 8. Conclusion: the constitution of political economy; References; Index.