Economics as Worldly Philosophy
Description
These essays written by students of Robert Heilbroner, develop central themes in his work - the importance of historical perspective in economics, the connection with the great questions of philosophy, and the immediacy of politics. They begin by criticizing the rational maximizing foundations of conventional theory, finding no place there for history. The essays first explore methodology, then technology in relation to history, the politics inherent in economics, and finally, turn to the great Classics, interpreted in relation to modern questions.
Keywords
Business & EconomicsEconomicsTheory
1993Book
Author(s)Ron Blackwell, Jaspal Chatha
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333494776
LanguageEnglish
