Ontology and Economics: Tony Lawson and His Critics

by Edward Fullbrook

Book Overview

This original book brings together some of the world's leading critics of economics orthodoxy to debate Lawson's contribution to the economics literature. The debate centres on ontology, which means enquiry into the nature of what exists, and in this collection scholars such as Bruce Caldwell, John Davis and Geoffrey Hodgson present their thoughtful criticisms of Lawson's work while Lawson himself presents his reactions. Of course many social scientists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415546494
• ISBN13: 9780415546492
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"