The Methodology of Economics by Mark Blaug

The Methodology of Economics by Mark Blaug

This book is an examination of the nature of economic explanation. The opening chapters introduce current thinking in the philosophy of science and review the literature on methodology. Professor Blaug then turns to the troublesome question of the logical status of welfare economics, giving the reader an understanding of the outstanding issues in the methodology of economics. This is followed by a series of case studies of leading economic controversies, which shows how controversies in economics may be illuminated by paying attention to questions of methodology. A final chapter draws the strands together and gives the author's view of what is wrong with modern economics. This book is a revised and updated edition of a classic work on the methodology of economics, in which Professor Blaug develops his discussion of the latest developments in macroeconomics, general equilibrium theory and international trade theory. A new section on the rationality postulate is also added.

'It is beyond doubt that Blaug's book is one of the few really outstanding works in the recent literature on economic methodology' Andrea Salanti, Ricerche Economiche

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ISBN 13	9780521436786
ISBN 10	0521436788
Title	The Methodology of Economics
Author	Mark Blaug
Series	Cambridge Surveys Of Economic Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1992-07-31
Number of pages	316
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