
Economic Methodology
Understanding Economics as a Science
Red Globe Press
2nd Edition
Published on 3. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-137-54555-8 (ISBN)
Description
Explores the status and character of economics as a social science and introduces students to wider philosophical issues underlying modern science.
Reviews / Votes
'This book is a good starting point to give students a wider view on economics as a science. Such a view is immensely useful, also later in life, to critically assess debates among economists and communicate without prejudice with non-economists.' Ben Gales, University of Groningen, The Netherlands 'In the best Blaugian tradition of balancing rigour and relevance, the second edition of this textbook adds to an already clear account of key methodological concepts. It reinforces the relevance of methodological tools to clarify economic debates.' Giancarlo Ianulardo, University of Exeter Business School, UK 'The book is a valuable companion for students interested in the conceptualisation and interplay of economic narration and its empiricism. It offers a sober view on the ongoing debate in economics, reinvigorated by the recent crisis.' Gianpiero Torrisi, University of Portsmouth, UK Praise for the first edition: 'This is a very innovative, clear, and well-informed text in economic methodology that fills an important niche.' D. Wade Hands, Professor of Economics, University of Puget Sound and Co-editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology 'This is an excellent book that goes beyond being a textbook. It is a contribution in synthesizing issues in methodology of economics.' Sohrab Behdad, Professor and John E. Harris Chair in Economics, Denison University, USA 'This book addresses an urgent need. The global economic crisis has provoked many students to question the scientific status of economics and normative reasoning of economists. This book shows how knowledge of the philosophy of science and science studies can help make such questions more sophisticated. Professors will be pleased with the sure-handed treatment of these fields given by Boumans and Davis; students will be grateful for the plentiful examples, as well as the 'So what?' sections, new to the second edition. I look forward to using this book for years to come.' Edward Nik-Khah, Roanoke College, USA.More details
Edition
2nd ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen
20 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-54555-8 (9781137545558)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-54557-2
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Book
03/2010
Palgrave Macmillan
€94.09
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Persons
Marcel Boumans is Associate Professor History and Methodology of Economics at the Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
John B. Davis is Professor of Economics, Marquette University, USA, and Professor of Economics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
John B. Davis is Professor of Economics, Marquette University, USA, and Professor of Economics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Content
Introduction.- 1. The Received View of Science.- 2. Methodologies of Positive Economics.- 3. Popper's Logic of Discovery.- 4. Kuhn and Lakatos.- 5. The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge.- 6. Rhetoric, Postmodernism, and Pluralism.- 7. Value Judgments in Economics.- Glossary.- Index.