Economics and Reality
Published on 2. January 1997
384 pages
978-1-134-73511-2 (ISBN)
Description
'No reality please. We're economists'. There is a wide spread belief that modern economics is irrelevant to the understanding of the real world. In a controversial and original study, Tony Lawson argues that the root of this irrelevance is in the failure of economists to find methods and tools which are appropriate for the social world it addresses
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English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
6,57 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-73511-2 (9781134735112)
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Content
Preface and acknowledgements, Part I Science and economics, Part II Problems of contemporary economics, Part III Human agency and society, Part IV Economic explanation, Part V Economic policy and forecasting, Notes, Bibliography, Name index, Subject index
