From Economics Imperialism to Freakonomics - Economics as Social Theory v. 7

Synopsis

In this book Ben Fine, the author of "Social Capital versus Social Theory" and one of the primary contemporary exponents of Marxian political economy has teamed up with Dimitris Milonakis to offer one of the first systematic critiques of cliometrics, new institutional economics, and Douglass North's work in particular. Tackling this intensely topical subject, which is the current focus of many mainstream economics departments, this book departs from the more traditional arguments against rational choice theory and offers a persuasive case that economic history is the poorer for the developments initiated by the cliometricians. An essential read, this remarkable and compelling book is a perfect supplementary text for students of all levels of economic theory and philosophy, political economy and the history of economic thought.