From political economy to economics: method, the social and the historical in the evolution of economic theory
Auteur :
Milonakis, Dimitris / Fine, Ben
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415423229
Date de publication :
28 oct. 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
890 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Argues that economics has become a monolithic science, variously described as formalistic and autistic with neoclassical orthodoxy reigning supreme. This book details how political economy became economics through the desocialisation and the dehistoricisation of the dismal science, accompanied by its separation from the other social sciences.