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‘Why has economics turned out this way?’ A socio-economic note on the explanation of monism in economics
‘Why has economics turned out this way?’ A socio-economic note on the explanation of monism in economics

Author(s): Arne Heise
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Editura Rosetti International
Keywords: pluralism;monism; heterodoxy; standardization; regulation

Summary/Abstract: Economic science has – lamented by some, applauded by others – turned into a monistic discipline. In this short research note, a socio-economic answer to the question of why this has happened is provided by combining an economic approach to the market for economic ideas with a sociological approach to a scientific (power) field.

  • Issue Year: X/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-101
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English