The Puzzle of Modern Economics : Science or Ideology
Roger E. Backhouse
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (215 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Why Did No One See It Coming?; The Prosecution; The Defence; How Can They See the Subject So Differently?; Solving the Puzzle; Part I Economics in action; 2 Creating New Markets; 3 Creating a Market Economy; 4 Globalization and Welfare; 5 Money and Finance; Part II Historical perspectives; 6 Creating a 'Scientific' Economics; 7 The Quest for Rigorous Macroeconomics; 8 Science and Ideology; 9 Heterodoxy and Dissent; Part III Evaluation; 10 Economic Science and Economic Myth; Note on the Literature. - CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 2: CREATING NEW MARKETS; CHAPTER 3: CREATING A MARKET ECONOMY; CHAPTER 4: GLOBALIZATION AND WELFARE; CHAPTER 5: MONEY AND FINANCE; CHAPTER 6: CREATING A 'SCIENTIFIC' ECONOMICS; CHAPTER 7: THE QUEST FOR A RIGOROUS MACROECONOMICS; CHAPTER 8: SCIENCE AND IDEOLOGY; CHAPTER 9: HETERODOXY AND DISSENT; CHAPTER 10: ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC MYTH; Bibliography; Index. - This book cuts through the confusion and controversy about whether modern economics has succeeded or failed.
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| ISBN | 9780521532617. - 9780521825542
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