<p>Contains a collection of articles on economics as a system of discourse and on certain epistemological problems of economics. The treatment of both topics centres on the role of often implicit assumptions as to whose interests count in reaching conclusions especially as to policy.</p>
Essays on Philosophy and Economic Methodology
β Scribed by Daniel M. Hausman
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 135
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This collection brings together the essays of one of the foremost American philosophers of economics. Cumulatively they offer fresh perspectives on foundational questions such as: what sort of science is economics? and how successful can economists be in acquiring knowledge of their subject matter?
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