The Struggle over the Soul of Economics : : Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America between the Wars /

The Struggle over the Soul of Economics : : Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America between the Wars / / Yuval P. Yonay.

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This book provides a surprising answer to two puzzling questions that relate to the very "soul" of the professional study of economics in the late twentieth century. How did the discipline of economics come to be dominated by an approach that is heavily dependent on mathematically derived...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Yonay, Yuval P.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [1998]
©1998
Year of Publication:1998
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • One. Introduction: A Sociological Interpretation Of The Modern History Of Economics
  • Two. The Neoclassical Era (1870-1914) From A Different Angle
  • Three. Reconstructing The History Of Institutionalism
  • Four. The Struggle Over The Meaning Of Science
  • Five. Bringing People And Institutions Back In: The Struggle Over The Scope Of Economics
  • Six. The Free Market On Trial: The Struggle Over The Gap Between Reality And Theory
  • Seven. The Struggle Over Social Relevance And The Place Of Values
  • Eight. Evolution Or Revolution? The Struggle Over The History Of The Discipline
  • Nine. Epilogue: The Fall Of Institutionalism And The Rise Of Modern Economics
  • Ten. Conclusions: The Evolution Of Economic Analysis
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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