Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction

by Surbhi Kesar, Devika Dutt, Carolina Alves

Is economics a neutral scientific field, or is it riddled with eurocentric biases that stem from its origins in the development of capitalism, colonialism, and slavery?

This book makes the case that economics cannot extricate itself from its highly problematic imperial context without a rigorous process of decolonization, which must involve questioning and re-assessing the development of the field and how it came to be represented as a universal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509545484
• ISBN13: 9781509545483
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.