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Genre/Form: | Conference papers and proceedings History Congresses Congrès |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Pluralism in economics. Cheltenham, UK ; Brookfield, Vt., US : Edward Elgar Pub., ©1997 (OCoLC)654285400 |
Material Type: | Conference publication |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrea Salanti; Ernesto Screpanti |
ISBN: | 1858981409 9781858981406 |
OCLC Number: | 34558906 |
Notes: | "Essays and comments collected in this volume were originally presented at the conference on 'Pluralism in Economics: Theory, History, and Methodology', held in Bergamo in May 1994 and jointly organized by EAEPE and the Department of Economics of the University of Bergamo"--Acknowledgements |
Description: | viii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Introduction / Andrea Salanti -- 1. On criticizing the practices of economists: a case for interventionist methodology / Tony Lawson -- 2. The one world and the many theories / Uskali Maki -- 3. Levels of description in the hermeneutics of economic theory / Eugenio Benedetti and Stefano Solari. Comment: has economics anything to gain from metaphysics and hermeneutics? / Robert Nadeau -- 4. The case for methodological pluralism / Warren J. Samuels. Comment / Riccardo Bellofiore -- 5. Methodological pluralism and pluralism of method / Sheila C. Dow. Comment: varieties of pluralism / Bruce Caldwell -- 6. The case for controlled pluralism: a bottom-up approach / Robert Delorme. Comment / Augusto Schianchi. |
Responsibility: | edited by Andrea Salanti and Ernesto Screpanti. |
Abstract:
Pluralism in Economics sheds new light on the various meanings and consequences of pluralist approaches to the history and methodology of economics. The second part contains six case studies which discuss diverse issues but adopt the pluralistic approach recommended in the first part.
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'. . . provides a valuable and provocative discussion. . . particularly good in exploring the variety of things that pluralism might mean. . .' -- Roger E. Backhouse, Journal of Economic Methodology 'The editors have provided a useful introduction and a thoughtful afterward which complement each other in providing a key for comprehension of all the arguments debated. . . . This book provides readers with valuable material on the actual state of the discussion of pluralism in economics.' Read more...

