Idea of History in Constructing Economics

List of contents

1. The Fault Line of Axiomatization 2. The Mathematical Turn In Economics 3. The Arrow of Time In Economics 4. Of Puzzles And Problems 5. Economics Pursuing The Mold of Evolutionary Biology 6. Economics as Plausible Conjecture 7. Max Weber and The Lost Thread Of Historical Economics 8. Historical Proof in Economics 9. The Fraught Relation Between Economics And Economic History 10. Toward A Positive Construction of Historical Economics

About the author

Michael H. Turk is Professor of Economics at Fitchburg State University, USA

Summary

The relationship between the disciplines of economic and history has often been fraught. Economics has tended to be perceived as being quantitative, mathematical, abstracted and generalising, whilst history is factual, discursive, and detailed. Methodological linkages have frequently been sought and made between economics and other disciplines,

Product details

• Authors: Michael H. Turk, Michael H. (Fitchburg State University Turk, Turk Michael H.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367870966
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87096-6
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; History, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy