| Historical Analysis in Economics Contributor(s): Snooks, Graeme (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415088259 ISBN-13: 9780415088251 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1993 Annotation: "Historical Analysis in Economics" argues that economics has failed to come to grips with real world problems and to provide adequate policy recommendations. Criticizing neo-classical economics for relying on technical models while paying little attention to historical processes, the book makes a bold claim for the transformation of economics into an historical social science. The volume presents essays by a group of international scholars who are determined to extend the role of historical analysis in economics. They consider both the general question of how history can matter in economics and how long-run changes impact on the economic landscape. The essays cover issues of employment, retirement, and changing attitudes toward business culture. Contributors: Graeme Donald Snooks, Paul A. David, G. R. Hawke, Timothy J. Hatton, Jeffrey G. Williamson, Lionel Frost, Paul Johnson, Stephen Nicholas, Leslie Hannah, and David Pope. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Reference - General |
| Dewey: 330.072 |
| LCCN: 93003368 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.22 lbs) 266 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Neo-classical economics is frequently criticised for paying inadequate attention to historical processes. However, it has proved easier to make broad claims that history matters' than to theorise with any depth about the appropriate role for history in economic analysis. Historical Analysis in Economics considers what history can contribute to the science of economics: how would it matter if history mattered?' |
