Offering a unique picture of recent developments in a range of non-conventional theoretical approaches in economics, this book introduces readers to the study of Analytical Political Economy and the changes within the subject. • Includes a wide range of topics and theoretical approaches that are critically and thoroughly reviewed • Contributions within the book are written according to the highest standards of rigor and clarity that characterize academic work • Provides comprehensive and well-organized surveys of cutting-edge empirical and theoretical work covering an exceptionally wide range of areas and fields • Topics include macroeconomic theories of growth and distribution, agent-based and stock-flow consistent models, financialization and Marxian price and value theory • Investigates exploitation theory, trade theory, the role of expectations and 'animal spirits' on macroeconomic performance as well as empirical research in Marxian economics.