Economic methodology: an inquiry
Sheila C. Dow
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Description for Economic methodology: an inquiry
paperback. Provides an introduction to the subject-matter of and literature on the methodology of economics. This book presents issues in economics in order to demonstrate the need for methodological awareness and debate. It then explains the content and development of thought in methodology in relation to issues in economics. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Economic Methodology: An Inquiry presents a clear and accessible introduction to the methodology of economics. An essential introduction to the subject for those who would like to pursue the more specialist literature, explaining both the role of methodology in assisting economists to address fundamental issues and also the different approaches to methodology that are on offer. The book begins with a discussion of the nature and scope of economics as a discipline and of the issues currently facing it. Dow then goes on to introduce some of the central theoretical and empirical issues in economics and demonstrates the ... Read more
Economic Methodology: An Inquiry presents a clear and accessible introduction to the methodology of economics. An essential introduction to the subject for those who would like to pursue the more specialist literature, explaining both the role of methodology in assisting economists to address fundamental issues and also the different approaches to methodology that are on offer. The book begins with a discussion of the nature and scope of economics as a discipline and of the issues currently facing it. Dow then goes on to introduce some of the central theoretical and empirical issues in economics and demonstrates the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198776123
SKU
V9780198776123
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About Sheila C. Dow
Sheila Dow is Professor of Economics at Stirling University.
Reviews for Economic methodology: an inquiry
'An extremely readable book that should provoke both economists and students of economic methodology to think more deeply about what they are doing.' Roger E. Backhouse, Professor of the History and Philosophy of Economics, University of Birmingham