Debunking Economics: The Naked Emperor of the Social Sciences

Debunking Economics: The Naked Emperor of the Social Sciences
ISBN-10
1856499928
ISBN-13
9781856499927
Series
Debunking Economics
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
335
Language
English
Published
2001-07-28
Publisher
Zed Books
Author
Steve Keen

Description

What is the score card for economics at the start of the new millennium? While there are many different schools of economic thought, it is the neo-classical school, with its alleged understanding and simplistic advocacy of the market, that has become equated in the public mind with economics. This book shows that virtually every aspect of conventional neo-classical economics' thinking is intellectually unsound. Steve Keen draws on an impressive array of advanced critical thinking. He constitutes a profound critique of the principle concepts, theories, and methodologies of the mainstream discipline. Keen raises grave doubts about economics' pretensions to established scientific status and its reliability as a guide to understanding the real world of economic life and its policy-making.

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