Critical economic methodology : a personal odyssey / / Lawrence A. Boland |
Autore | Boland Lawrence A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
Disciplina | 330/.072 |
Soggetto topico |
Economics - Methodology
Economics - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-134-77809-0
1-280-31709-4 0-203-97895-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Prologue; METHODOLOGY'S DEMAND AND SUPPLY; OUTLINE OF THE BOOK; 1 Economic methodology prior to 1979; 2 Criticizing the critiques of Friedman's 1953 essay; 3 Criticizing satisficing, empiricism and formalism in methodology; 4 On the methodology of the history of contemporary economic thought; 5 Tautology vs testability in economic methodology; 6 Criticizing the neoclassical maximization hypothesis is futile; 7 Appraisal vs criticism in economics; 8 The theory and practice of economic methodology; 9 Criticizing economic positivism
10 Criticizing philosophy of economics11 Reflections on Blaug's Methodology of Economics; 12 Criticizing 'pluralism' and other conventionalist ploys; 13 Individualism vs rationality in economics; 14 Criticizing neoclassical equilibrium explanations; 15 On criticizing neoclassical dynamics; 16 Criticizing the value-freeness of neoclassical economics; 17 Criticizing the mathematics of neoclassical economics; 18 Criticizing stylized facts and stylized methodology; 19 Understanding the Popperian legacy in economics; 20 Scientific thinking without scientific method: two views of Popper; Epilogue BibliographyName index; Subject index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450332903321 |
Boland Lawrence A. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical economic methodology : a personal odyssey / / Lawrence A. Boland |
Autore | Boland Lawrence A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
Disciplina | 330/.072 |
Soggetto topico |
Economics - Methodology
Economics - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-134-77808-2
1-134-77809-0 1-280-31709-4 0-203-97895-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Prologue; METHODOLOGY'S DEMAND AND SUPPLY; OUTLINE OF THE BOOK; 1 Economic methodology prior to 1979; 2 Criticizing the critiques of Friedman's 1953 essay; 3 Criticizing satisficing, empiricism and formalism in methodology; 4 On the methodology of the history of contemporary economic thought; 5 Tautology vs testability in economic methodology; 6 Criticizing the neoclassical maximization hypothesis is futile; 7 Appraisal vs criticism in economics; 8 The theory and practice of economic methodology; 9 Criticizing economic positivism
10 Criticizing philosophy of economics11 Reflections on Blaug's Methodology of Economics; 12 Criticizing 'pluralism' and other conventionalist ploys; 13 Individualism vs rationality in economics; 14 Criticizing neoclassical equilibrium explanations; 15 On criticizing neoclassical dynamics; 16 Criticizing the value-freeness of neoclassical economics; 17 Criticizing the mathematics of neoclassical economics; 18 Criticizing stylized facts and stylized methodology; 19 Understanding the Popperian legacy in economics; 20 Scientific thinking without scientific method: two views of Popper; Epilogue BibliographyName index; Subject index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783617103321 |
Boland Lawrence A. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The foundations of economic method : a Popperian perspective / / Lawrence A. Boland |
Autore | Boland Lawrence A. |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
Disciplina | 330/.07/2 |
Collana | Routledge INEM advances in economic methodology |
Soggetto topico |
Economics - Methodology
Social sciences |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-429-23160-1
1-138-88104-X 0-203-42814-5 1-280-02263-9 1-134-49809-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Understanding the methodology of economics; The Problem of Induction vs. the Problem with Induction; The Explanatory Problem of Individualism; Rationality vs. Maximization; Maximization and Game Theory; Ideal-type Methodology and Instrumentalism; Psychologistic Individualism and the Methodology of New Institutional Economics; Equilibrium-based Explanation vs. Individualism; Imperfect Knowledge vs. Imperfect Behavior; From Macroeconomics to Evolutionary Game Theory
Time and Evolution in Economic TheoryInstrumentalism vs. Conventionalism: Against Rule-based Methodology; Optimistic vs. Defeatist Conventionalism; Falsifiability without Popper on the Agenda; Understanding Popper's Theory of Science; Situational Analysis and Neoclassical Explanation; Knowledge and Learning in Economic Models; Individualism and Social Knowledge; Obstacles to Building Realistic Models; Epilogue: Problem-oriented methodology: Towards a Popperian 'small-m' methodology of economics; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451239603321 |
Boland Lawrence A. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The foundations of economic method : a Popperian perspective / / Lawrence A. Boland |
Autore | Boland Lawrence A. |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
Disciplina | 330/.07/2 |
Collana | Routledge INEM advances in economic methodology |
Soggetto topico |
Economics - Methodology
Social sciences |
ISBN |
0-429-23160-1
1-138-88104-X 0-203-42814-5 1-280-02263-9 1-134-49809-8 |
Classificazione | 83.03 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Understanding the methodology of economics; The Problem of Induction vs. the Problem with Induction; The Explanatory Problem of Individualism; Rationality vs. Maximization; Maximization and Game Theory; Ideal-type Methodology and Instrumentalism; Psychologistic Individualism and the Methodology of New Institutional Economics; Equilibrium-based Explanation vs. Individualism; Imperfect Knowledge vs. Imperfect Behavior; From Macroeconomics to Evolutionary Game Theory
Time and Evolution in Economic TheoryInstrumentalism vs. Conventionalism: Against Rule-based Methodology; Optimistic vs. Defeatist Conventionalism; Falsifiability without Popper on the Agenda; Understanding Popper's Theory of Science; Situational Analysis and Neoclassical Explanation; Knowledge and Learning in Economic Models; Individualism and Social Knowledge; Obstacles to Building Realistic Models; Epilogue: Problem-oriented methodology: Towards a Popperian 'small-m' methodology of economics; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783821003321 |
Boland Lawrence A. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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