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This Text Explores The Foundational Principles Of Evolutionary Institutional Economics, With The Aim Of Establishing Common Ground For Scientific Self-sufficiency And Openness To Pluralism, And Of Establishing The Theoretical, Analytical And Methodologcal Categories Of A Generic Institutionalism. Introduction: Evolutionary Economic Programs -- Evolution: Ontological Foundations -- Ontologies And Heuristics -- Dualistic Approaches -- Naturalistic Approaches -- Remarks And Reflections On Part I -- Institutions: Generic Heuristics -- What Are Institutions? -- Veblen Heuristics -- Hayek Heuristics -- Schumpeter Heuristics -- Bourdieu Heuristics -- Synthesizing Heuristics With Generic Rules -- Remarks And Reflections On Part Ii -- Complexity: Methodological Considerations -- From Semantic To Synthetic Programming -- An Agent-based Model Of Institutional Change -- Power Within Nethworks -- Remarks And Reflections On Part Iii -- Policy Realms -- Institutions, Technology And Nature -- Evolutioin Of Credit-rules -- Democracy In Practice. Manuel Wäckerle. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.