New theoretical city or dispersed tribes? an exploration journey through contemporary heterodox economics and methodology
Abstract The paper offers the reader what could be synthesized as a “fresh look” on the authors, currents and debates of heterodox economics and methodology. The intention is to present a non-pretentious and, if possible, entertaining pedagogical text for the use of non-experts and for the possible reflection of the experts. Following the best tradition of literary, philosophical and theological travel characters – such as Homer’s Odysseus, Dante’s Virgil, or Calvino’s Marco Polo – the paper develops the theme on the journey story of “Adam B”, an imaginary epistemological explorer of contemporary economics’ territories. This traveler, like a cultural anthropologist or an adventurer, discovers new economic regions with no more elements in the backpack than his desire to know, some general pressing questions and a few specific research goals. The paper presents a series of descriptions, impressions and questions about the activities of the heterodox inhabitants - economists and methodologists - of economic lands.
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| Format: | Parte de libro biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Springer
2018
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| Subjects: | ECONOMIA HETERODOXA, HISTORIA ECONOMICA, TEORIA ECONOMICA, SISTEMAS ECONOMICOS, ECONOMISTAS, METODOLOGIA, |
| Online Access: | https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/15490 |
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| Summary: | Abstract The paper offers the reader what could be synthesized as a “fresh look”
on the authors, currents and debates of heterodox economics and methodology. The
intention is to present a non-pretentious and, if possible, entertaining pedagogical
text for the use of non-experts and for the possible reflection of the experts.
Following the best tradition of literary, philosophical and theological travel characters – such as Homer’s Odysseus, Dante’s Virgil, or Calvino’s Marco Polo – the
paper develops the theme on the journey story of “Adam B”, an imaginary epistemological explorer of contemporary economics’ territories. This traveler, like a cultural anthropologist or an adventurer, discovers new economic regions with no more
elements in the backpack than his desire to know, some general pressing questions
and a few specific research goals. The paper presents a series of descriptions,
impressions and questions about the activities of the heterodox inhabitants - economists and methodologists - of economic lands. |
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