Economics and Reality / Edition 1

by Tony Lawson

Overview

'No reality please. We're economists'. There is a wide spread belief that modern economics is irrelevant to the understanding of the real world. In a controversial and original study, Tony Lawson argues that the root of this irrelevance is in the failure of economists to find methods and tools which are appropriate for the social world it addresses.
Supporting his argument with a wide range of examples, Tony Lawson offers a provocative account of why economics has gone wrong and how it can be put back on track.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415154215
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/02/1997
Series:	Economics as Social Theory
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tony Lawson

Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements, Part I Science and economics, Part II Problems of contemporary economics, Part III Human agency and society, Part IV Economic explanation, Part V Economic policy and forecasting, Notes, Bibliography, Name index, Subject index