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Humanism Challenges Materialism in Economics and Economic History
. Ed(S): Floud, Roderick; Hejeebu, Santhi; Mitch, David
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hardcover. Editor(s): Floud, Roderick; Hejeebu, Santhi; Mitch, David. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Most of the existing research on economic history relies either solely or ultimately on calculations of material interest to explain the major events of the modern world. However, care must be taken not to rely too heavily on materialism, with its associated confidence in perfectly rational actors that simply do not exist. What is needed for a more cogent understanding of the long history of capitalist growth is a more realistic, human-centered approach that can take account of the role of nonmaterial values and beliefs, an approach convincingly articulated by Deirdre McCloskey in her landmark trilogy of books on the ... Read more
Most of the existing research on economic history relies either solely or ultimately on calculations of material interest to explain the major events of the modern world. However, care must be taken not to rely too heavily on materialism, with its associated confidence in perfectly rational actors that simply do not exist. What is needed for a more cogent understanding of the long history of capitalist growth is a more realistic, human-centered approach that can take account of the role of nonmaterial values and beliefs, an approach convincingly articulated by Deirdre McCloskey in her landmark trilogy of books on the ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
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Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226429588
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V9780226429588
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About . Ed(S): Floud, Roderick; Hejeebu, Santhi; Mitch, David
Roderick Floud is an economic historian and president emeritus of London Metropolitan University. He is an honorary fellow of Gresham College, London; Wadham College, Oxford; Emmanuel College, Cambridge; and Birkbeck, University of London. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including, most recently, The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Volumes I and II.Santhi Hejeebu is associate professor ... Read more
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