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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

 
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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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