|
" The methodology of economics, or, How economists explain / "
Mark Blaug
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
706059
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b528248
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Blaug, Mark
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
The methodology of economics, or, How economists explain /\ Mark Blaug
|
| Edition Statement
|
:
|
Second edition
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Cambridge ;New York, NY :: Cambridge University Press,, 1992
|
| Series Statement
|
:
|
Cambridge surveys of economic literature
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
xxviii, 286 pages ;; 24 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0521430615
|
|
|
:
|
: 0521436788 (pbk.)
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-273) and indexes
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Pt. I: What you always wanted to know about the philosophy of science but were afraid to ask. 1: From the received view to the views of Popper. 2: From Popper to the new heterodoxy -- Pt. II: The history of economic methodology. 3: The verificationists, a largely nineteenth-century story. 4: The falsificationists, a wholly twentieth-century story. 5: The distinction between positive and normative economics -- Pt. III: A methodological appraisal of the neoclassical research program. 6: The theory of consumer behavior. 7: The theory of the firm. 8: General equilibrium theory. 9: Marginal productivity theory. 10: Switching, reswitching, and all that. 11: The Heckscher-Ohlin theory of international trade. 12: Keynesians versus monetarists. 13: Human capital theory. 14: The new economics of the family. 15: The rationality postulate -- Pt. IV: What have we now learned about economics? 16: Conclusions
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Economics-- Methodology
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
330/.072
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
HB131.B56 1992
|
| |