| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-273) and indexes.
Contents: Pt. I. What you always wanted to know about the philosophy of sciencebut were afraid to ask. 1. From the received view to the views ofPopper. 2. From Popper to the new heterodoxy -- Pt. II. The history ofeconomic methodology. 3. The verificationists, a largelynineteenth-century story. 4. The falsificationists, a whollytwentieth-century story. 5. The distinction between positive andnormative economics -- Pt. III. A methodological appraisal of theneoclassical research program. 6. The theory of consumer behavior. 7.The theory of the firm. 8. General equilibrium theory. 9. Marginalproductivity theory. 10. Switching, reswitching, and all that. 11. TheHeckscher-Ohlin theory of international trade. 12. Keynesians versusmonetarists. 13. Human capital theory. 14. The new economics of thefamily. 15. The rationality postulate -- Pt. IV. What have we nowlearned about economics? 16. Conclusions. |
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