Making History by Making Identity and Institutions: The Emergence of Post Keynesian-Heterodox Economics in Britain, 1974-1996‪.‬

Abstract: The complexity of the history of heterodox economics combined with the lack of extensive detailed studies on components of the history means that it is not yet possible to produce a general history of heterodox economics or a generalised historical identity of heterodox economists. Some detailed studies have been produced on specific heterodox theories and on the organisational and institutional components of the history and thereby have contributed to creating a historical identity for heterodox economists. This paper is a further contribution to this agenda in that it reconstructs the historical emergence of Post Keynesian-heterodox economics in terms of identity, institutions, and organisations in Britain from 1974 to 1996. It deals with the non-Cambridge and Cambridge efforts to create a Post Keynesian-heterodox identity and institutional and organisational support for that identity from 1974 to 1988, the fruits of these efforts and the development of various publishing outlets from 1988 to 1996. 1 Introduction