Chicago fundamentalism : ideology and methodology in economics /
"Cold war ideology infected the development of economics in ways its practitioners were often not fully aware. The Chicago counter-revolution against the dominant post-war triumph of Keynesian analysis had an essential subtext, a perceived struggle between freedom and collective slavery, ideolo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
2008
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Cold war ideology infected the development of economics in ways its practitioners were often not fully aware. The Chicago counter-revolution against the dominant post-war triumph of Keynesian analysis had an essential subtext, a perceived struggle between freedom and collective slavery, ideological objectives subsequently influenced methodological concerns, pushing economists to adopt the zero-sum tactics of the courtroom rather than the mutually beneficial manners of the senior common room. In these ideologically charged times, economists stopped reading opposing views carefully, seeking instead to dismiss, out of hand uncongenial ideas." "In this collection of previously published and new material, Craig Freedman examines the problem of ideology through the reflection cast by the architects of the Chicago counter-revolution, George Stigler and Milton Friedman. The second half of the volume demonstrates the legacy of these ideological fires, namely a profession where the methodology of careless reading and zero-sum exchanges have persisted and come to dominate."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 457 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789812812018 9812812016 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
