Measurement and Meaning in Economics: The Essential Deirdre McCloskey (Economists of the Twentieth Century series)

by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey and Stephen Thomas Ziliak

A collection of the writings of Deirdre McCloskey on economic history and the rhetoric of economics. The book reflects McCloskey's evolution over time: from economist to critic; positivist to postmodernist; conventional economist to feminist economist; and man to woman. McClosky argues that economics has become ahistorical and narrowly scientific; a harmful development for a moral science. The book shows the critic's attempts to repair the dysfunctional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843761742
• ISBN13: 9781843761747
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 6.0"