On the Methodology of Economics and the Formalist Revolution

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Terence Hutchison (Author)  

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This collection of essays examines the methodological problems confronting economists in the face of two major developments in the second half of the twentieth century. The first is the vast increase in the number and variety of writings on the methodology or 'philosophy' of economics, especially from those intensively specialising in methodology. This has led to the virtual breakdown in communication between methodologists and mainstream economists, with methodology becoming increasingly isolated from mainstream economics. The second major development has been what Benjamin Ward first called 'the formalist revolution' which he, not unjustifiably, described as 'more important than the Keynesian Revolution'. Professor Hutchison attempts to contribute to serious methodological analysis of this 'revolution' and, at the same time, suggests how communication between mainstream economists and methodologists might be improved.
The late Terence Hutchison, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Birmingham, UK
  • Contributor: Terence Hutchison
  • Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN13: 9781840640403
  • Number of Pages: 392
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Release Date: 2000-06-28
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: The late Terence Hutchison, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Birmingham, UK

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