The Effortless Economy of Science?

by Philip Mirowski

Book Overview

A leading scholar of the history and philosophy of economic thought, Philip Mirowski argues that there has been a top-to-bottom transformation in how scientific research is organized and funded in Western countries over the past two decades and that these changes necessitate a reexamination of the ways that science and economics interact. Mirowski insists on the need to bring together the insights of economics, science studies, and the philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822333228
• ISBN13: 9780822333227
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.2"