Heterodox economics
"Heterodox economics" refers to approaches or to schools of economic thought that are considered outside of "mainstream economics". Mainstream economists sometimes refer to non-mainstream economics as "fringe" economics, asserting that it has little or no influence on the vast majority of academic economists in the English speaking world. "Mainstream economics" is called "orthodox economics" by its critics. "Heterodox economics" is an umbrella term used to cover various approaches, schools, or traditions. These include institutional, post-Keynesian, socialist, Marxian, feminist, Austrian, ecological, and social economics among others. from Wikipedia
I ran across this term the other day and feel I could find myself under that umbrella. Truth be told, I'm very much up in the air about which "school" of economics I find myself in. However I do know that it is definitely not mainstream and most probably a hybrid/slash-dash version of some of the heterodox schools mentioned. I love the idea of bartering, particularly on a local level, and I do belong to such a network, Ballona LETS(Local Economic Trading System). I think micro-loans make a lot of sense and have been making such loans through Kiva. Kickstarter intrigues me but I need to research it a bit more. The same goes for Kachingle. And to continue with the "not mainstream" theme, I'm a big supporter of the Move Your Money campaign. It's a bit naive and simplistic on certain levels. It might be guilty of "dumbing it down" but the overall message I am fully behind.
I ran across this term the other day and feel I could find myself under that umbrella. Truth be told, I'm very much up in the air about which "school" of economics I find myself in. However I do know that it is definitely not mainstream and most probably a hybrid/slash-dash version of some of the heterodox schools mentioned. I love the idea of bartering, particularly on a local level, and I do belong to such a network, Ballona LETS(Local Economic Trading System). I think micro-loans make a lot of sense and have been making such loans through Kiva. Kickstarter intrigues me but I need to research it a bit more. The same goes for Kachingle. And to continue with the "not mainstream" theme, I'm a big supporter of the Move Your Money campaign. It's a bit naive and simplistic on certain levels. It might be guilty of "dumbing it down" but the overall message I am fully behind.