Reflections on critical realism in political economy
聚焦批判实在论中的两个重要张力，区分了马克思主义和广义异端两种视角，并论证两者核心方面的调和可行且可取，最终指出新马克思主义政治经济学是批判实在论在政治经济学中的批判性建设性中介。
This paper studies critical realism in political economy. The focal points are two important tensions in critical realism. The first tension relates generally to the status and importance of philosophy and the scope of critical realism. The second tension relates specifically to critical realism in political economy. Firstly, two perspectives within critical realism in political economy are separated: a Marxist current and a broad heterodox current. Secondly, these two perspectives within critical realism are contrasted and discussed on the basis of a critical stance towards philosophical reductionism. Thirdly, it is argued that reconciliation between central aspects of the two perspectives is both feasible and desirable, and finally, neo-Marxist political economy is pinpointed as a critical-constructive and developmental mediation for critical realism in political economy. Copyright 2002, Oxford University Press.