@misc { , title = {Ontology and the Current Economic Crisis}, abstract = {There are, meta-theoretically speaking, two main ways to investigate socio-economic phenomena in general and the current economic crisis in particular, each one rooted in its own ontology. The first, which I refer to as `scientistic-oriented economics ´ is rooted in an ontology of atomistic, observable events and event regularities. The second, which I refer to as `political-economics´, can be rooted in an ontology which I will abbreviate to structures and mechanisms that are reproduced and transformed by human agents. This ontology has been advocated by critical realists (CRs). The version of political economy I advocate, therefore, is a critical realist-oriented political economy (CR).}, isbn = {9783837627251}, pages = {167-193}, publicationstatus = {Published}, url = {https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/901853}, keyword = {Human Resources, Work and Employment, critical realism, crisis, political economy}, year = {2017}, author = {Fleetwood, Steve} editor = {Urs, Linder and Dimitri, Mader} }