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Autore |
Lagueux Maurice |
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Titolo |
Rationality and explanation in economics / / Maurice Lagueux |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-15033-8 |
1-135-15034-6 |
1-282-57017-X |
9786612570179 |
0-203-85647-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge frontiers of political economy Rationality and explanation in economics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rational expectations (Economic theory) |
Reason - Economic aspects |
Economics - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Rationality in the history of economic thought; 1 Rationality in economics before the Second World War; 2 The hardly consistent story of rationality-consistency; Part II: Objections to the notion of minimal rationality; 3 Can methodological individualism survive?; 4 Is still some room left for irrationality?; 5 Minimal and maximal rationality: Loosely defined concepts?; Part III: But is rationality really necessary in economics?; 6 Why unrealism of assumptions remains a predicament |
7 Explaining in the absence of rationalityPart IV: Regarding economic explanations; 8 Rationality and natural selection in economics; 9 Theories of explanation applied to economics; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Economical questions indisputably occupy a central place in everyday life. In order to clarify these questions, people generally turn to those who are familiar with economics. In answering such legitimate |
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