1st Edition
The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory A Collection of Essays on Methodology
By Gunnar Myrdal
Copyright 1998
268 Pages
by
Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1998. This is Volume VII of eleven in the Economics and Society series. Translated from Swedish, the setting was the Swedish economic discussion in the late 'twenties, the years preceding the crash on the New York Stock Exchange in September 1929 was a time of confidence in restored stability and progress. This book was planned as a frontal attack on the dogmas of the older generation and it was originally meant to be a popular exposition.
Chapter 1 Politics and Political Economy; Chapter 2 The Ideological Background; Chapter 3 The Classical Theory of Value; Chapter 4 The Neo-Classical Theory of Value; Chapter 5 Economic Liberalism; Chapter 6 ‘Social Housekeeping’ and Social Value; Chapter 7 The Theory of Public Finance; Chapter 8 The RÔle of Economics in Politics;
Biography
Gunnar Myrdal, Paul Streeten