Facts, values, and objectivity in economics / edited by Jose Castro Caldas and Vitor Neves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caldas, José Castro, 1954-

Neves, Vítor.

Series:

Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Political ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon. ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is Economics an 'objective' or 'positive' science, independent of ethical and political positions? The financial crisis that began in 2007 gave rise to renewed doubts regarding the 'objectivity' of economics and brought into the public arena a debate that was previously confined to academia. A remarkable feature of the public debate on the value neutrality of economics since then was that it not only involved indictments of ideological biases in economic theory, but also the attribution of the crisis itself to the unethical orientation of economic agents, of economists acting as experts and

Contents:

Front Cover; Facts, Values and Objectivity in Economics; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: the issues at stake: José Castro Caldas and Vítor Neves; 2. Economics and moral sentiments: the case of moral hazard: Sheila C. Dow; 3. The conflicting languages of economics and human rights: Manuel Couret Branco; 4. The meaning of objectivity: what can we learn from Robbins and Myrdal?: José Castro Caldas and Vítor Neves; 5. Values, objectivity and moral realism: Nuno Ornelas Martins; 6. The facts and values of experimental economics: Ana C. Santos

7. The contribution of the sociology of quantification to a discussion of objectivity in economics: Laura Centemeri8. Embodied expectations: the somatic subject and the changing political economy of life and health: João Arriscado Nunes; 9. Deep contextualism and radical criticism: the argument for a division of labour in contemporary political theory: Mathias Thaler; 10. Practical reasoning in economic affairs: the Human Development Index as a case study: Ricardo F. Crespo; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

1-283-85124-5

1-136-32864-5

0-203-12165-1

9780203121658

OCLC:

798532677