Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain, and France, 1890s to 1990s

by Marion Fourcade

Book Overview

Economists and Societies is the first book to systematically compare the profession of economics in the United States, Britain, and France, and to explain why economics, far from being a uniform science, differs in important ways among these three countries. Drawing on in-depth interviews with economists, institutional analysis, and a wealth of scholarly evidence, Marion Fourcade traces the history of economics in each country from the late...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691148031
• ISBN13: 9780691148038
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"