Description: How Economics Forgot History : The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science, Paperback by Hodgson, Geoffrey M., ISBN 0415257174, ISBN-13 9780415257176, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A central problem in social science, according to Hodgson (business studies, U. of Hertfordshire, UK), is the problem of historical specificity. Succinctly, the problem arises because differences between different systems could be so important that the theories and concepts used to analyze them must also be substantially different. Criticizing the over-general postulates of mainstream economics, he relates the intellectual history of the German historical school of economics and describes their efforts to deal with the problem of historical specificity, focusing particularly on Karl Marx, Carl Menger, and Alfred Marshal. The eventual intellectual neglect of the problem is also described along with the parallel rise of a "barren universality." Finally, the Hodgson moves away from the narrative to suggest ways in which the problem of historical specificity can be brought back into the study of economics and to promote some of his own theoretical moves towards understanding the problem. Th is distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: How Economics Forgot History : The Problem of Historical Specific
Author: Hodgson, Geoffrey M.
Language: english
