The puzzle of modern economics : science or ideology / Roger E. Backhouse.

By:

Backhouse, Roger, 1951-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Description: 205 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780521825542 (hardback)

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HB87 .B235 2010

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I. Economics in Action: 2. Creating new markets; 3. Creating a market economy; 4. Globalization and welfare; 5. Money and finance; Part II. Historical Perspectives: 6. Creating a `scientific` economics; 7. The quest for rigorous macroeconomics; 8. Science and ideology; 9. Heterodoxy and dissent; Part III. Evaluation: 10. Economic science and economic myth; Supplementary note on the literature.

Summary: "This book cuts through the confusion and controversy about whether modern economics has succeeded or failed"-- Provided by publisher.

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Books	Central Library General Section	330 BAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003996

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book cuts through the confusion and controversy about whether modern economics has succeeded or failed"-- Provided by publisher.

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