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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969881403321

Autore

Backhouse Roger

Titolo

Interpreting macroeconomics : explorations in the history of macroeconomic thought / / Roger E. Backhouse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

9781134741052

1134741057

9781280333811

1280333812

9780203012178

0203012178

9780203277348

0203277341

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Disciplina

339

Soggetti

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics - History

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. [219]-232) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents

Sommario/riassunto

Interpreting Macroeconomics explores a variety of different approaches to macroeconomic thought. The book considers a number of historiographical and methodological positions, as well as analyzing various important episodes in the development of macroeconomics, before during and after the Keynesian revolution. Roger Backhouse shows that the full richness of these developments can only by brought out by approaches which blend both relativism and absolutism, and historical and rational reconstructions. Examples discussed include Hobson, Keynes and Friedman.