Lament for economics /
Wootton, Barbara, 1897-1988.
Lament for economics / Barbara Wootton. - London ; New York : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2010. - 1 online resource - Methodology & Philosophy of economics ; Vol. 5 Routledge library editions. The economics series . - Methodology & philosophy of economics ; 5. Routledge library editions. Economics series. .
Includes index.
Front Cover; Lament for Economics; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; 1. The Indictment; 2. The Relation of Economic Theoryto the Actual Economic World; 3. The Nature and Insignificance of EconomicScience; 4. Economics as Apologetics?; 5. Economic Individualism, Old and New Style; 6. Towards a New Foundation; Index.
Does economics actually help us to understand and solve real world problems? Examining and analysing the role of economics and economic theory in the social and political life of the early twentieth century, many of the arguments contained in this book are as relevant and controversial today as when they were first published. Chapters include:1. The Relation of Economic Theory to the Actual Economic World2. The Nature and Insignificance of the Economic Science3. Economics as Apologetics?4. Economic Individualism.
9781135033262 (electronic bk.) 1135033269 (electronic bk.)
Economics--Methodology.
Economics--Philosophy.
Économie politique--Méthodologie.
Économie politique--Philosophie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--Theory.
Economics--Methodology.
Economics--Philosophy.
Electronic books.
HB72
330.01
Lament for economics / Barbara Wootton. - London ; New York : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2010. - 1 online resource - Methodology & Philosophy of economics ; Vol. 5 Routledge library editions. The economics series . - Methodology & philosophy of economics ; 5. Routledge library editions. Economics series. .
Includes index.
Front Cover; Lament for Economics; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; 1. The Indictment; 2. The Relation of Economic Theoryto the Actual Economic World; 3. The Nature and Insignificance of EconomicScience; 4. Economics as Apologetics?; 5. Economic Individualism, Old and New Style; 6. Towards a New Foundation; Index.
Does economics actually help us to understand and solve real world problems? Examining and analysing the role of economics and economic theory in the social and political life of the early twentieth century, many of the arguments contained in this book are as relevant and controversial today as when they were first published. Chapters include:1. The Relation of Economic Theory to the Actual Economic World2. The Nature and Insignificance of the Economic Science3. Economics as Apologetics?4. Economic Individualism.
9781135033262 (electronic bk.) 1135033269 (electronic bk.)
Economics--Methodology.
Economics--Philosophy.
Économie politique--Méthodologie.
Économie politique--Philosophie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economics--Theory.
Economics--Methodology.
Economics--Philosophy.
Electronic books.
HB72
330.01