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" Roads to wisdom, conversations with ten Nobel laureates in economics / "
Karen Ilse Horn
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BL
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692861
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b515050
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| Main Entry
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Horn, Karen Ilse,1966-
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Roads to wisdom, conversations with ten Nobel laureates in economics /\ Karen Ilse Horn
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, Glos, UKNorthampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, [2009]
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, ©2009
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vii, 369 pages :: portraits ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1848446705
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: 9781848446700
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-357) and index
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| Contents
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Part I - All those roads to wisdom: questions -- Part II - The interviews -- Part III - All those roads to wisdom: answers
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| Abstract
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"Karen Horn's interviews with ten Nobel Laureates explore the conditions required for scientific progress by navigating the 'roads to wisdom' in economic science. Supplemented with concise overviews of the Nobel Laureates' lives and works, these discussions culminate with a comprehensive inquiry into progress in economic theory. As such, this book will prove to be a compelling read for scholars and students of the discipline, and all those with an interest In economics and the history of economic thought." --Book Jacket
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Economics-- History
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Economists, Interviews
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| Dewey Classification
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330.109
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HB76.H67 2009
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