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The Delusions of Economics: The Misguided Certainties of a Hazardous Science
Gilbert Rist
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Paperback. Gilbert Rist presents a radical critique of neoclassical economics from a social and historical perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
In The Delusions of Economics, Gilbert Rist presents a radical critique of neoclassical economics from a social and historical perspective. Rather than enter into existing debates between different orthodoxies, Rist instead explores the circumstances that prevailed when economics was 'invented', and the resultant biases that helped forge the construction of economics as a 'science'. In doing so, Rist demonstrates how these various presuppositions are either obsolete or just plain wrong, and that traditional economics is largely based on irrational convictions that are difficult to debunk due to their 'religious' nature. As a result, we are prevented from properly ... Read more
In The Delusions of Economics, Gilbert Rist presents a radical critique of neoclassical economics from a social and historical perspective. Rather than enter into existing debates between different orthodoxies, Rist instead explores the circumstances that prevailed when economics was 'invented', and the resultant biases that helped forge the construction of economics as a 'science'. In doing so, Rist demonstrates how these various presuppositions are either obsolete or just plain wrong, and that traditional economics is largely based on irrational convictions that are difficult to debunk due to their 'religious' nature. As a result, we are prevented from properly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848139220
SKU
V9781848139220
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About Gilbert Rist
Gilbert Rist is professor emeritus at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He first taught at the University of Tunis, became the Director of the Europe-Third World Centre in Geneva and, later on, Senior Researcher on a United Nations University Project. Afterwards he joined the Graduate Institute of Development Studies where he taught intercultural relations and ... Read more
Reviews for The Delusions of Economics: The Misguided Certainties of a Hazardous Science
'This is a work of sustained blasphemy. It lays bare the absurd assumptions of that lethal religion called 'mainstream economics'. Rist's book undermines the faith at the deepest level. True believers beware!' - Edward Fullbrook, Editor of Real-World Economics Review 'Rist has put before us a very powerful critique of economics. ... This book is ... Read more