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From Political Economy to Economics: Method, the social and the historical in the evolution of economic theory - Economics as Social Theory Milonakis, Dimitris (University of Crete, Greece) 1st edition
From Political Economy to Economics: Method, the social and the historical in the evolution of economic theory - Economics as Social Theory
Milonakis, Dimitris (University of Crete, Greece)
Argues that economics has become a monolithic science, variously described as formalistic and autistic with neoclassical orthodoxy reigning supreme. This book details how political economy became economics through the desocialisation and the dehistoricisation of the dismal science, accompanied by its separation from the other social sciences.
368 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 28, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415423212 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 232 × 23 mm · 586 g |
| Language | English |