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From Interwar Pluralism to Postwar Neoclassicism » Read Now
by Mary S. Morgan, Malcolm Rutherford. 330 pgs.

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The twelve essays by respected economists and historians collected here take a precise look at the mechanisms that brought about the shift from pluralism to neoclassicism in American economics. They discuss such topics as the demise of the Social Gospel Movement, the role of general education and...
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The twelve essays by respected economists and historians collected here take a precise look at the mechanisms that brought about the shift from pluralism to neoclassicism in American economics. They discuss such topics as the demise of the Social Gospel Movement, the role of general education and graduate study in Chicago economics, the Sherman Antitrust Act, the transformation of economics through a survey of journal articles, and changes in American monetary thought.
This is the 1998 supplement to the journal History of Political Economy. All 1998 subscribers will receive a copy of this book as part of their annual subscription.
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The Struggle over the Soul of Economics: Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America between the Wars » Read Now
by Yuval P. Yonay. 290 pgs.

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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 models?...
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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 models? And what happened to other approaches to the discipline that were considered to be scientifically viable less than fifty years ago? Between the two world wars there were two well-accepted schools of thought in economics: the "neoclassical," which emerged in the last third of the nineteenth century, and the "institutionalist," which started with the works of Veblen and Commons at the end of the same century. Although the contributions of the institutionalists are nearly forgotten now, Yuval Yonay shows that their legacy lingers in the study and practice of economics today. By reconsidering their impact and by analyzing the conflicts that arose between neoclassicists and institutionalists, Yonay brings to life a hidden chapter in the history of economics.
The author is a sociologist of science who brings a unique perspective to economic history. By utilizing the actor-network approach of Bruno Latour and Michel Callon, he arrives at a deeper understanding of the nature of the changes that took place in the practice of economics. His analysis also illuminates a broader set of issues concerning the nature of scientific practice and the forces behind changes in scientific knowledge.
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Economics: A New Introduction ("Neoclassical Economists" begins on p. 80) » Read Now
by Hugh Stretton. 842 pgs.

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...less informative language of mathematics. Understanding economics is more like understanding politics or history or psychology...simplify this text by removing most of the...
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The Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory: A Study in the Logic of Theory Development (Chap. 3 "Clouds in the Neoclassical Sky," Chap. 5 "Triumph and Crisis of the Neoclassical Production Model," and Chap. 8 "Neoclassical Reactions") » Read Now
by Jack Birner. 206 pgs.

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This book examines the legacy of the capital switching debate of the early 1960's and the enormous impact it has had on economic theory.
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Foundations of Economic Method: A Popperian Perspective (Part I "The 'Hidden Agenda' of Neoclassical Economics") » Read Now
by Lawrence A. Boland. 337 pgs.

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Many consider "Foundations of Economic Method to be Lawrence Boland's best work. This updated edition is radically changed from the original positioning methodology vis-a-vis the current practice of economists and is all the better for it.
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Critical Economic Methodology: A Personal Odyssey (Part II "Methodological Criticism and Neoclassical Economics") » Read Now
by Lawrence A. Boland. 307 pgs.

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In this book, Lawrence Boland takes issue with both economic methodologists and practising economists, by arguing that mainstream economics might benefit by using methodology to take a critical look at economic theory.
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Postmodernism, Economics and Knowledge (Part IV "Gendered Subjectivities in Neoclassical Economics") » Read Now
by Jack Amariglio, Stephen Cullenberg, David F. Ruccio. 496 pgs.

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This ground-breaking volume brings together the essays of top theorists including Arjo Klamer, Deirdre McCloskey, Julie Nelson, Shuan Hargreaves-Heap and Philip Mirowski on a diverse range of topics such as gender, post-colonial theory, rationality, and modernism.
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Equilibrium versus Understanding: Towards the Restoration of Economics as Social Theory (Chap. 2 "Neoclassical Methodology" and Chap. 3 "The Practices of Neoclassicists") » Read Now
by Mark Addleson. 294 pgs.

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Three Worlds of Labor Economics (Chap. 2 "Earnings Determination: A Survey of the Neoclassical Approach") » Read Now
by Garth Mangum, Peter Philips. 358 pgs.

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...differentials, in practice neoclassical economics tends to emphasize labor...weakness of this theory. Neoclassical economics understands markets as the...Borjas emphasizes...
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Entrepreneurial Economics (Chap. 3 "Entrepreneurship in Neoclassical Economics") » Read Now
by Jo Campling, Keith Glancey, Ronald W. McQuaid. 230 pgs.

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Entrepreneurial Economics is concerned with the role of entrepreneurs, and the nature and scope of entrepreneurship in the economy. It includes illustrations of successful entrepreneurs and more detailed case studies.
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Metaphors of Knowledge in Economics, in Review of Social Economy » Read Now
by Wilfred Dolfsma. 20 pgs.

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Is Teaching Neoclassical Economics as the Science of Economics Moral?, in Journal of Economic Education » Read Now
by Myra Strober, Manoucher Parvin. 14 pgs.

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...Editor Is Teaching Neoclassical Economics as the Science of Economics...conclusions, and claims that neoclassical economics is a positive science abounds...normative...
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Market and Society: Two Theoretical Frameworks ("The Market in Neoclassical Economics" begins on p. 72) » Read Now
by Milan Zafirovski. 404 pgs.

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Treating the market as a complex social category, and not just as a purely economic phenomenon, this book presents two frameworks for analyzing the market in relation to society. After presenting first the economic framework and then the sociological framework, the author combines the two and, when...
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Treating the market as a complex social category, and not just as a purely economic phenomenon, this book presents two frameworks for analyzing the market in relation to society. After presenting first the economic framework and then the sociological framework, the author combines the two and, when feasible and sensible, integrates them. The result is an original and enlightening examination of such subjects as the nature of the market, market laws, equilibrium, and prices.
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Toward a Feminist Philosophy of Economics (Chap. 12 "Reading Neoclassical Economics") » Read Now
by Drucilla K. Barker, Edith Kuiper. 352 pgs.

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Feminist economists have demonstrated that questioning implicit assumptions about gender results in an economics that is less biased and more faithful to empirical evidence than are mainstream accounts. This rigorous and comprehensive book describes, analyzes and criticizes all of the main issues of...
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Feminist economists have demonstrated that questioning implicit assumptions about gender results in an economics that is less biased and more faithful to empirical evidence than are mainstream accounts. This rigorous and comprehensive book describes, analyzes and criticizes all of the main issues of feminist economics including: neoclassical economics, post-colonial theory and evolutionary economics.
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Sir Robert Giffen and the Great Potato Famine: A Discussion of the Role of a Legend in Neoclassical Economics, in Journal of Economic Issues » Read Now
by Terrence McDonough, Joseph Eisenhauer. 14 pgs.

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...the role of a legend in neoclassical economics. by Terrence McDonough...in Marshalls thought or neoclassical economics more generally see Gramm...paradigm is strengthened...
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Mirowski's Thesis and the "Integrability Problem" in Neoclassical Economics, in Journal of Economic Issues » Read Now
by Mathieu J. Carlson. 20 pgs.

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...integrability problem" in neoclassical economics. by Mathieu J. Carlson...mid-nineteenth century physics. Neoclassical economics is thus seen not as a "discovery...the...