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Fact and Fiction in Economics: Models, Realism and Social Construction

Contributor(s): Mäki, Uskali (Editor)

ISBN: 9780521811170

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Pub Date: December 12, 2002

Dewey: 330.01

LCCN: 2003447102

Lexile Code: 1460

Features: Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.06" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 1.67 lbs) 402 pages

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Description: Bringing together some of the leading figures in the field of economic methodology and philosophy, this collection provides a thoughtful and balanced overview of the current state of debate about the status of economic knowledge. Representing the most current thinking on a topic of enduring interest to economists and philosophers and other social scientists, the book is notable for the extent to which authors from opposing schools of thought engage seriously with their opponents.

Brief description: USKALI MÄKI is Professor at Erasmus University of Rotterdam and Academic Director of the Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics.

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