The foundations of economic method : a Popperian perspective

Lawrence A. Boland

Methodology is often viewed as a bit-part player within economics. Too tied down with debating past disputes, methodology has been viewed by many within economics as an irrelevance. This book attempts to change the sidelining of economic methodology by focusing on current neoclassical research programs, which are beginning to provide a sound theoretical basis for the evolution of economics, game theory, institutions and the market based system. The book provides a clear analysis of the fundamentals of economic methodology and goes on to show how Karl Popper's theory of science has not been widely adopted by economists, how his philosophy has been misunderstood by methodologists and how Popperian theory can be incorporated into current neoclassical theory to change it for the better. Many consider Foundations of Economic Method to be Boland's best work. This updated edition is radically changed from the original and will be much appreciated by not only students and researchers within economic methodology and philosophy, but also all those involved in neoclassical economics today.

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  • Prologue: Understanding the Methodology of Economics Part 1: The 'Hidden Agenda' of Neoclassical Economics 1. The problem of Induction vs. the Problem with Induction 2. The Explanatory Problem of Individualism Part 2: The Visible Agenda of Neoclassical Economics 3. Rationality vs. Maximization 4. Maximization and Game Theory Part 3: Critical Applied Methodology 5. Ideal-Type Methodology and Intrumentalism 6. Psychologistic-Individualism and the Methodology of New Institutional Economics 7. Equilibrium-based Explanations vs. Individualism 8. Imperfect Knowledge vs. Imperfect Behaviour 9. From Macroseconomics to Evolutionary Game Theory 10.Time and Evolution in Economic Theory Part 4: A Critique of Traditional Economic Methodology 11.Intrumentalism vs. Conventionalism: Against Rule-based Methodology 12.Optimistic and Defeatist Conventionalism 13.Falsifiability without Popper an the Agenda Part 5: Putting Popper on the Agenda 14.Understanding Popper's Theory of Science 15.Situational Analysis and Neocalssical Explanation Part 6: Applied Methodology for Economics Model Building 16.Knowledge and Learning in Economic Models 17.Individualism and Social Knowledge 18.Obstacles to Building Realistic Models Epilogue: Problem-oriented Methodology: towards a Popperian 'small-m' Methodology of Economics

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書名 The foundations of economic method : a Popperian perspective
著作者等 Boland, Lawrence A.
シリーズ名 Routledge INEM advances in economic methodology
出版元 Routledge
刊行年月 2003
版表示 2nd ed
ページ数 xx, 332 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 0415267749
NCID BA6242621X
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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