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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782478703321

Autore

Ardalan Kavous

Titolo

On the role of paradigms in finance [[electronic resource] /] / Kavous Ardalan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-315-59887-6

1-317-08572-8

1-317-08571-X

1-281-72114-X

9786611721145

0-7546-8994-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Alternative voices in contemporary economics

Classificazione

83.50

Disciplina

332.071/1

Soggetti

Finance - Study and teaching (Higher)

Paradigms (Social sciences)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-169) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Paradigms -- Organization of academic finance paradigm -- Structure of academic finance paradigm -- Methodology of academic finance paradigm -- Theory and practice of academic finance paradigm -- Development of academic finance : four paradigmatic views -- Mathematical language of academic finance : four paradigmatic views -- Mathematics and academic finance : four paradigmatic views -- Corporate governance and academic finance : four paradigmatic views -- Money and academic finance : four paradigmatic views -- Markets and academic finance : four paradigmatic views -- Technology and academic finance: four paradigmatic views -- Teaching and academic finance : four paradigmatic views -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Social theory can usefully be conceived in terms of four key paradigms: functionalist, interpretive, radical humanist and radical structuralist. Finance theory is based on the functionalist paradigm and for the most part finance theorists are unaware of the philosophical tradition to which they belong. By offering an overview of the four paradigms, Ardalan's work offers a concise understanding of the multifaceted



nature of finance.