Lament for economics / Barbara Wootton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wootton, Barbara, 1897-1988, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Economics.

Methodology & philosophy of economics ; v. 5.

Routledge library editions. Economics

Methodology & philosophy of economics ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Does economics actually help us to understand and solve real world problems? Examining and analysing the role of economics and economic theory in the social and political life of the early twentieth century, many of the arguments contained in this book are as relevant and controversial today as when they were first published. Chapters include:1. The Relation of Economic Theory to the Actual Economic World2. The Nature and Insignificance of the Economic Science3. Economics as Apologetics?4. Economic Individualism

Contents:

Front Cover; Lament for Economics; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; 1.The Indictment; 2. The Relation of Economic Theoryto the Actual Economic World; 3. The Nature and Insignificance of EconomicScience; 4.Economics as Apologetics?; 5.Economic Individualism, Old and New Style; 6.Towards a New Foundation; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1938"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-03325-0

1-135-03326-9

1-299-47704-6

0-203-70863-6

9780203708637

OCLC:

862046998