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Autore |
Wible James R. <1951-> |
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Titolo |
The economics of science : methodology and epistemology as if economics really mattered / / James R. Wible |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-69191-2 |
1-134-69192-0 |
1-280-05385-2 |
9786610053858 |
0-203-17697-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge frontiers of political economy, , 1359-7914 ; ; 13 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Social aspects |
Fraud in science |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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 (p. 248-260) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; WHY AN ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE?; AN ECONOMIC THEORY OF REPLICATION FAILURE; AN ECONOMIC THEORY OF FRAUD IN SCIENCE; PEIRCE'S ECONOMICS OF RESEARCH PROJECT SELECTION; A COST-BENEFIT APPROACH TO RESEARCH PROJECT SELECTION, POPPER'S METHODOLOGY, AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS; MARKET FAILURE IN THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS: THE CASES OF KARL POPPER AND THE ECONOMICS PROFESSION; MARKET FAILURE IN THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS: THE CASE OF FRIEDMAN'S ESSAY |
SELF-CORRECTIVE SCIENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF MARKET FAILURE: THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS IS NOT REALLY A MARKETON THE ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF SCIENCE, THE FIRM, AND THE MARKETPLACE; TOWARDS AN EVOLUTIONARY CONCEPTION OF RATIONALITY IN SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS; INTERNAL CRITICISM AND THE PROBLEM OF SELF-REFERENCE; AN ECONOMIC CRITIQUE OF THE ARCHITECTURE OF ECONOMIC THEORY AND METHOD; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Science is difficult and costly to do well. This study systematically creates an economics of science. Many aspects of science are explored |
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