Methodology of Economics or How Economists Explain (Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature)

Blaug, Mark

ISBN 10: 0521222885 / ISBN 13: 9780521222884

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1980

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First edition, first printing. octavo hardback. 316 pp. Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket (now in protective transparent sleeve). No inscriptions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Methodology of Economics or How Economists Explain (Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521222885
• ISBN 13: 9780521222884
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 600 grams
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Synopsis

This book is an examination of the nature of economic explanation. The opening chapters introduce fresh thinking in the philosophy of science and review the literature on methodology. Professor Blaug then turns to the troublesome question of the logical status of welfare economics, giving the reader an understanding of the outstanding issues in the methodology of economics. This is followed by a series of case studies of leading economic controversies, which shows how controversies in economics may be illuminated by paying attention to questions of methodology. A final chapter draws the strands together and gives the author's view of what is wrong with late twentieth-century economics. This book is a revised edition of a classic work on the methodology of economics, in which Professor Blaug develops his discussion of the distinct developments in macroeconomics, general equilibrium theory and international trade theory. Rationality postulate is also added as a section.

Book Description

This book is an examination of the nature of economic explanation and methodology. Professor Blaug focuses on the logical status of welfare economics, giving the reader an understanding of macroeconomics, general equilibrium theory and international trade theory as well as a section on rationality postulate.