Knowledge We Have Lost in Information: The History of Information in Modern Economics

by Edward Nik-Khah and Philip Mirowski

Information is a central concept in economics, and The Knowledge We Have Lost in Information explores its treatment in modern economics. The study of information, far from offering enlightenment, resulted in all matter of confusion for economists and the public.

Philip Mirowski and Edward Nik-Khah argue that the conventional wisdom suggesting "economic rationality" was the core of modern economics is incomplete. In this trenchant investigation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190270055
• ISBN13: 9780190270056
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.5"