Methodology of Economics and Other Social SciencesAcademic Press, 1978 - 567 pages Monograph comprising a compilation of the author's papers on methodology, with particular reference to economic theory and social theory - following a literature survey on historical approaches to the concept of methodology in context with logic, philosophy and research methods, covers economics and economic modelling, compares natural science and social sciences, and comments on the writings of various eminent economists and sociologists. Bibliographys. |
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Why Bother with Methodology? | 63 |
PART TWO ON FACTS MODELS | 71 |
A Note on Models in Microeconomics | 75 |
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