Economics: The Culture of a Controversial Science

by Melvin W. Reder

Economics has always had an unstable reputation in the academic world as well as in the public eye. Some consider economists to be scientists while others see them as disguised ideologues. The resulting insecurity of their discipline's status has driven economists continually to redefine its scope, methods, and content.

Since the 1930s economists have increasingly emphasized the scientific, quantitative side of their field, which has directed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226706095
• ISBN13: 9780226706092
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"