Description: Economics As a Science of Human Behaviour : Towards a New Social Science Paradigm, Paperback by Frey, Bruno S., ISBN 0792384717, ISBN-13 9780792384717, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book champions the view that economics is a social science, and that, moreover, it may serve as a new paradigm for the social sciences. Economics is taken to be part of those sciences which deal with actual problems of society by providing insights, improving our understanding and suggesting solutions. I am aware that the way problems are addressed here has little in common with economics as it is generally understood today; most economists make strong efforts to imitate the exact sciences. Economics tends to become a branch of applied mathematics; the majority of all publications in professional journals and books are full of axioms, lemmas and proofs, and they are much concerned with purely formal deductions. Often, when the results are translated into verbal language, or when they are applied empirically, disappointingly little of interest remains. Th wants to show that another type of economics exists which is surprisingly little known. This type of economics has its own particular point of view. It centres on a concept of man, or a model of human behaviour, which differs from those normally used in other social sciences such as sociology, political science, law, or psychology. I do not, however, claim that economics is the only legitimate social science. On the contrary, economics can provide useful insights only in collaboration with the other social Vll Vlll PREFACE sciences-an aspect which has been disregarded by mathematically oriented economics.
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Book Title: Economics As a Science of Human Behaviour : Towards a New Social
Number of Pages: Xiii, 249 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Economics As a Science of Human Behaviour : Towards a New Social Science Paradigm
Publisher: Springer
Publication Year: 1999
Subject: Public Finance, General, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Features: Revised
Item Weight: 29.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Bruno S. Frey
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
