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Author Wootton, Barbara, 1897-1988.

Title Lament for economics / Barbara Wootton.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2010.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Methodology & Philosophy of economics ; Vol. 5
Routledge library editions. The economics series
Methodology & philosophy of economics ; 5.
Routledge library editions. Economics series.
Note Includes index.
Contents Front Cover; Lament for Economics; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; 1. The Indictment; 2. The Relation of Economic Theoryto the Actual Economic World; 3. The Nature and Insignificance of EconomicScience; 4. Economics as Apologetics?; 5. Economic Individualism, Old and New Style; 6. Towards a New Foundation; Index.
Summary Does economics actually help us to understand and solve real world problems? Examining and analysing the role of economics and economic theory in the social and political life of the early twentieth century, many of the arguments contained in this book are as relevant and controversial today as when they were first published. Chapters include:1. The Relation of Economic Theory to the Actual Economic World2. The Nature and Insignificance of the Economic Science3. Economics as Apologetics?4. Economic Individualism.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Economics -- Methodology.
Economics -- Methodology.
Economics -- Philosophy.
Economics -- Philosophy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Wooton, Barbara. Lament for Economics. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9780415313902
ISBN 9781135033262 (electronic book)
1135033269 (electronic book)