A critical realist interpretation of evolutionary growth theorising
从批判实在论视角解读演化增长理论，分析其本体论和方法论特征，认为批判实在论可为演化经济增长理论提供哲学和方法论基础。
The article discusses a critical realist interpretation of evolutionary growth theorising by focusing on some of its basic characteristics. The evolutionary ontology is complex, differentiated, structured, systemic, open, ever-changing, and radically uncertain. Its methodology tends to be increasingly based on appreciative theorising, retroductive explanations and interdisciplinary analysis. After discussing these features, the article suggests that critical realism may indeed constitute an important philosophical and methodological foundation for the future development of evolutionary theories of economic growth.