Economics as religion : from Samuelson to Chicago and beyond /

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In this study, Robert H. Nelson explores the genesis, the prophets, the prophesies, and the tenets of what he sees as a religion of economics that has come into full blossom in latter-day America. Nelson does not see "theology" as a bad word, and his examination of the theology underlying...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nelson, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Economics > Philosophy.
Economics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Religion > Economic aspects.
Business & Economics.
Economic Theory.
Économie politique > Philosophie.
Économie politique > Aspect moral.
Religion > Aspect économique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Theory.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
Economics > Moral and ethical aspects
Economics > Philosophy
Religion > Economic aspects
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
Economie politique > Philosophie.
Economie politique > Aspect moral.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The market paradox
  • pt. 1. The laws of economics as the new word of God. Tenets of economic faith
  • A secular Great Awakening
  • pt. 2. Theological messages of Samuelson's Economics. The market mechanism as a religious statement
  • Apostle of scientific management
  • pt. 3. The gods of Chicago. Frank Knight and original sin
  • Knight versus Friedman versus Stigler
  • Chicago versus the Ten Commandments
  • pt. 4. Religion and the new institutional economics. A new economic world
  • Efficient religion
  • pt. 5. Economics as religion. God bless the market
  • A crisis of progress.

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