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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100765602857
ISBN-139780765602855
eBay Product ID (ePID)732695
Product Key Features
Number of Pages203 Pages
Publication NameCanonizing Economic Theory : How Theories and Ideas Are Selected in Economics
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
SubjectGeneral, International Relations / General, Economics / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics
AuthorChristopher D. Mackie
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN98-009241
Grade FromCollege Freshman
IllustratedYes
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SynopsisHistorians of economic thought traditionally summarize, critique, and trace the development of existing theory. History of thought literature provides information about the authors, chronology, and relative importance of influential works. Generally missing from the literature, however, are answers to questions about why economic theory exists in its current form: Why have economists chosen the theories they have to represent the discipline's formal content? What are the criteria that determine the value of a theory, or of research in general; and, how have these criteria changed over time? In this insightful and well-written work, Christopher Mackie analyzes how ideas and theories are accepted in economics, from the pre-publication phase to the point at which, once written, a theory enters the accepted body of professional literature. Drawing from economics, the history of science, and philosophy, Mackie shows how both empirical and non-empirical criteria determine how theory will actually evolve.
LC Classification NumberHB75.M17 1998
