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Economic semantics

Fritz Machlup ; with a new introduction by Mark Perlman

Transaction Publishers, c1991

2nd ed

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Essays on economic semantics

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Rev. ed. of: Essays on economic semantics. 1963

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

When the original edition was first published in 1963, Machlip observed ' I hope that the availibility of this collection will dispel semantic and concpetual; fog and allow greather visibility...'. The work is divided into five sections with a new essay in this edition on 'Are the Social Sciences Really Inferior?' There is also a new introduction by Mark Perlman, University Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Second Edition, Preface to the Paperbound Edition, Preface to the Original Edition, Section One INTRODUCTION, On The Cultivation Of Economic Semantics, Section Two SEMANTIC ISSUES IN ECONOMIC METHODOLOGY, Statics And Dynamics: Kaleidoscopic Words, Equilibrium And Disequilibrium: Misplaced Concreteness And Disguised Politics, Structure And Structural Change: Weaselwords And Jargon, Micro- And Macro-Economics: Contested Boundaries And Claims Of Superiority, Section Three SEMANTIC ISSUES IN VALUE THEORY, Marginal Analysis And Empirical Research, On The Meaning Of The Marginal Product, Reply To Professor Takata, Section Four SEMANTIC ISSUES IN MACROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY, Forced Or Induced Saving: An Exploration Into Its Synonyms And Homonyms, Another View Of Cost-Push And Demand-Pull Inflation, Disputes, Paradoxes, And Dilemmas Concerning Economic Development, Section Five ISSUES IN METHODOLOGY, Issues In Methodology: Introductory Remarks, Are The Social Sciences, Really Inferior?, Mathematics, Realism And A Time For Synthesis, Institutionalism And Empiricism In Economics (Frank H. Knight), Economic Theory And Mathematics-An Appraisal (Paul A. Samuelson), Implications For General Economics Of More Realistic Theories Of The Firm (K. E. Boulding), Index

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  • NCID
    BA1156433X
  • ISBN
    • 0887388361
  • LCCN
    90010965
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New Brunswick, N.J. (U.S.A.)
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxviii, 376 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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