Economics and the social sciences : boundaries, interaction and integration /

Other Authors: Ιωαννίδης, Σταύρος., Nielsen, Klaus,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar, c2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Economics and the social sciences : synergies and trade-offs / Stavros Ioannides and Klaus Nielsen
  • 2. What can be learnt from 'serious' biology and psychology? / Jack Vromen
  • 3. Economics and sociology in the transition from industrial to post-industrial capitalism / George Liagouras
  • 4. The 'institutional turn' in the social sciences : a review of approaches and a future research agenda / Klaus Nielsen
  • 5. The problem of historical specificity / Geoffrey M. Hodgson
  • 6. The irrationality of utility maximization or the Death of a Salesman / Irene van Staveren
  • 7. Social capital or sociality? : methodological contrasts between economics and other social sciences / Desmond McNeill
  • 8. Where disciplinary boundaries blur : the environmental dimension of institutional economics / Eyüp Özveren
  • 9. Economic flexibility : a structural analysis / William A. Jackson
  • 10. Routines : a brief history of the concept / Markus C. Becker
  • 11. Complementarity, cognition and capabilities : towards an evolutionary theory of production / Guido Buenstorf.