The institutionalist movement in American economics, 1918-1947 : science and social control /
"This book provides a detailed picture of the institutionalist movement in American economics concentrating on the period between the two World Wars. The discussion brings a new emphasis on the leading role of Walton Hamilton in the formation of institutionalism, on the special importance of th...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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Colección: | Historical perspectives on modern economics.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "This book provides a detailed picture of the institutionalist movement in American economics concentrating on the period between the two World Wars. The discussion brings a new emphasis on the leading role of Walton Hamilton in the formation of institutionalism, on the special importance of the ideals of 'science' and 'social control' embodied within the movement, on the large and close network of individuals involved, on the educational programs and research organizations created by institutionalists, and on the significant place of the movement within the mainstream of interwar American economics. In these ways the book focuses on the group most closely involved in the active promotion of the movement, on how they themselves constructed it, on its original intellectual appeal and promise, and on its institutional supports and sources of funding. The reasons for the movement's loss of appeal in the years around the end of World War II are also discussed, particularly in terms of the arrival of Keynesian economics, econometrics, and new definitions of 'science' as applied to economics"-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 410 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-392) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780511993350 0511993358 9780511989551 0511989555 9780511977046 0511977042 9786612994425 6612994428 9781107626089 1107626080 0511994575 9780511994579 1107221676 9781107221673 1282994425 9781282994423 0511992319 9780511992315 0511987757 9780511987755 0511991347 9780511991349 |