How Economics Forgot History: The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science

By Geoffrey M. Hodgson

Book Overview

Hodgson calls into question the tendency of economic method to explain all economic phenomena using the same catch-all theories. He argues that you need different theories and that historical contexts must be taken into account.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415257174
• ISBN13: 9780415257176
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 8.6"