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In Search of the Two-Handed Economist: Ideology, Methodology and Marketing in Economics
Craig Freedman
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Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 418 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 696.
For the economics profession, issues of marketing and ideology have often been reduced to the status of 'the love that dare not speak its name'. This volume brings these issues out of the closet and examines what effect, if any, these factors have in shaping the contours of the discipline. The way in which economists face policy issues is in part driven, even if only subconsciously, by unacknowledged ideological concerns and the increasing need to sell one's theories, views and policies in a frustratingly competitive academic market. In seven carefully and provocatively granulated chapters, the volume raises possible implications of ... Read more
For the economics profession, issues of marketing and ideology have often been reduced to the status of 'the love that dare not speak its name'. This volume brings these issues out of the closet and examines what effect, if any, these factors have in shaping the contours of the discipline. The way in which economists face policy issues is in part driven, even if only subconsciously, by unacknowledged ideological concerns and the increasing need to sell one's theories, views and policies in a frustratingly competitive academic market. In seven carefully and provocatively granulated chapters, the volume raises possible implications of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series
Condition
New
Weight
695g
Number of Pages
418
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137589736
SKU
V9781137589736
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About Craig Freedman
Craig Freedman is an associate professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and has taught at a number of other major universities. His main research areas are the history of economic thought, the Japanese economy, and industrial organisation. He is the author of numerous books including, Chicago Fundamentalism (2008) and The Last Time I Saw Richard (2011).
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