How Economics Forgot History: The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science (Economics as Social Theory) - Softcover

Book 13 of 53: Economics as Social Theory

Hodgson, Geoffrey M

 
9780415257176: How Economics Forgot History: The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science (Economics as Social Theory)
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ISBN 10: 0415257174 ISBN 13: 9780415257176
Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

Hodgson calls into question the tendency of economic method to explain all economic phenomena using the same catch-all theories. He argues that you need different theories and that historical contexts must be taken into account.

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About the Author

Geoffrey M. Hodgson is a Research Professor in Business Studies at the University of Hertfordshire. He has published widely in the academic journals and his previous books include Economics and Utopia (Routledge, 1999)

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415257174
ISBN 13 
9780415257176
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
444

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