The Independent Review

The Independent Review presents articles, special features, and reviews that deal with political economy, broadly construed. Writing that would interest only economists or only philosophers or only historians -- indeed work that would interest only the practitioners of any academically defined scientific or humanistic specialty -- does not appear in this journal. Rather, it features writing that crosses the boundaries of a variety of disciplines, including all the social sciences, philosophy, history, law, and related fields. Although it serves scholars and complies with strict scholarly standards, The Independent Review differs from such journals as The American Economic Review and The American Political Science Review. The main purpose here is not to develop a particular discipline but to advance the reader's understanding of the multifaceted reality to which the term "political economy" refers.