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The expansion of economics : toward a more inclusive social science / Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman and Christopher Clague, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics--History--20th century.
- Economics.
- History.
- Social sciences--History--20th century.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2002]
- Summary:
- Economics, like most other social sciences, is not a pure discipline. Indeed, it has been enhanced by the fact that there is so much overlap between it and the related fields of business, industrial relations, political science, social psychology, and sociology. This book is the first attempt to explain how work in economics has influenced and benefited from a merging of economic analysis with the research practices of these related fields of study. With contributions from leading economists from around the world, it demonstrates how economics is leading the way toward a more unified social science.
- Contents:
- 1 The Expansion and Reorientation of Economics / Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman, Christopher Clague 3
- Part I. Comparing Research Methods
- 2 Comparing the Methodologies Used by Statisticians and Economists for Research and Modeling / Clive W.J. Granger 23
- 3 Modeling Economic Behavior with System Dynamics: Theory and Practice / Shlomo Maital 33
- Part II. Comparing Ideas on Economic Development
- 4 Imperialism and Competition in Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, and Economics: A Perspective From Development Economics / Vernon W. Ruttan 49
- 5 The Political Economy of Economic Liberalization: Analytical Approaches From Economics and Political Science / Christopher Clague 68
- Part III. Comparing Ideas on the Firm
- 6 The Economic Approach to Personnel Research / Michael Gibbs, Alec Levenson 99
- 7 Household Work and Market Work: Toward a New Model of Worker Absenteeism / Richard Peter Audas, John Graham Treble 140
- Part IV. Comparing Ideas on Family and Church
- 8 The Economics and Sociology of Marriage: Historical Trends and Theories of In-Marriage Household Labor / Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman 163
- 9 A Demographer on the Cusp Between Economics and Sociology: An Interview With David Heer / Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman 194
- 10 A Marriage Made in Heaven? Economic Theory and Religious Studies / Laurence R. Iannaccone 203
- Part V. Comparing Ideas on Individual and Collective Behavior
- 11 On the Rationality of Cognitive Dissonance / Louis Levy-Garboua, Serge Blondel 227
- 12 Economics and Collective Identity: Explaining Collective Action / Dipak K. Gupta 239.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0765606771
- OCLC:
- 47023467
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