Developing Evolutionary Theory for Economics and Management

My thanks to the editors for providing this opportunity and to Dick Nelson for his comments and contributions – all along the way. I am also indebted to Mie Augier, who interviewed me on some of the history recounted here and thereby provided a helpful prod to my memory, well in advance of this particular undertaking. Financial support from the Reginald H. Jones Center of the Wharton School is gratefully acknowledged.

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