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Patterns and Configurations in Economic Science
J.M. Blin
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Paperback. Series: International Studies in Economics and Econometrics. Num Pages: 148 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
This book was born from the belief that, in an era of narrowly specialized experts, looking beyond the arbitrary borders on one's own field offered the only chance for intellectual survival. The spectacular growth of economics in the past forty years or so has been accompanied by the rapid fragmentation process that seems to characterize the making of any science. If we chose to view this as a symptom of scientific maturity, we would be tempted to welcome this process. But, as economists, we should think of its opportunity cost. In one sense this work attempts to assess the price ... Read more
This book was born from the belief that, in an era of narrowly specialized experts, looking beyond the arbitrary borders on one's own field offered the only chance for intellectual survival. The spectacular growth of economics in the past forty years or so has been accompanied by the rapid fragmentation process that seems to characterize the making of any science. If we chose to view this as a symptom of scientific maturity, we would be tempted to welcome this process. But, as economists, we should think of its opportunity cost. In one sense this work attempts to assess the price ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Series
International Studies in Economics and Econometrics
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401095914
SKU
V9789401095914
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