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This concluding chapter seeks to do four things. First, there is some history, focusing particularly on the struggle to establish and develop political economy as an alternative to mainstream economics. Second, there are personal reflections on the six themes around which the earlier chapters in this book are structured. Third comes a stocktaking of the current state of political economy and assessment of the scope for further progress both within the groves of academe and in the broader society. Finally there are thanks and personal reflections on processes of challenge and change that should yield a cumulatively valuable legacy.
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Stilwell, F. (2014). Political Economy: Past, Present, Prospects. In: Schroeder, S., Chester, L. (eds) Challenging the Orthodoxy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36121-0_15
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