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Critical Economic Methodology : a Personal Odyssey.

Taking issue with both economic methodologists and practicing economists, the author argues both that there has been too much 'methodology for methodology's sake' and that mainstream economics might benefit by using it.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boland, Lawrence A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Prologue; METHODOLOGY'S DEMAND AND SUPPLY; OUTLINE OF THE BOOK; 1 Economic methodology prior to 1979; 2 Criticizing the critiques of Friedman's 1953 essay; 3 Criticizing satisficing, empiricism and formalism in methodology; 4 On the methodology of the history of contemporary economic thought; 5 Tautology vs testability in economic methodology; 6 Criticizing the neoclassical maximization hypothesis is futile; 7 Appraisal vs criticism in economics; 8 The theory and practice of economic methodology; 9 Criticizing economic positivism.
  • 10 Criticizing philosophy of economics11 Reflections on Blaug's Methodology of Economics; 12 Criticizing 'pluralism' and other conventionalist ploys; 13 Individualism vs rationality in economics; 14 Criticizing neoclassical equilibrium explanations; 15 On criticizing neoclassical dynamics; 16 Criticizing the value-freeness of neoclassical economics; 17 Criticizing the mathematics of neoclassical economics; 18 Criticizing.