| By: |
Karin Knottenbauer |
| Abstract: |
The paper gives attention to the question of whether the development of
evolutionary theories in biology over the last twenty years has any
implications for evolutionary economics. Though criticisms of Darwin and the
modern synthesis have always existed, most of them have not been widely
accepted or have been absorbed by the mainstream. Recent findings in
evolutio¬nary biology have started to question again the main principles of
the modern synthesis. These findings suggest amongst others that the phenomena
of co-operation, communication, and self-organization have been
under¬estimated, and that selection is not the predominant factor of
evolution, but only one among many. Thus, in evolutionary economics, the
question is whether the popular variation-retention-selection principle is
still up to date. The implications for evolutionary economics with respect to
analogies, generalized Darwinism, and the continuity hypothesis are also
addressed. |
| Keywords: |
Analogies, evo-devo, evolutionary economics, evolutionary biology, co-operation, genes, Lamarckism, modern synthesis, neo-Darwinism, selection, self-organization Length 18 pages |
| Date: |
2009–09 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:esi:evopap:2009-11&r=pke |