Interpreting Macroeconomics - Explorations in the History of Macroeconomic Thought (Paperback)

This volume explores the different ways in which the history of macroeconomic thought can be written. Three historiographical chapters criticize both relativism and constructivism, arguing instead for an eclectic, pluralistic approach. The remaining chapters demonstrate the advantages of this, by adopting a range of approaches to the history of macroecononmic thought. The ideas of pre-Keynesian economists are analyzed from the perspective of modern economic theory. The story of macroeconomics since Keynes is told in three ways: a history without methodology, a methodological appraisal of Keynesian economics, a Lakatosian rational reconstruction in which monetarism and Keynesianism are viewed as part of the same research programme. Rhetorical analysis is applied to the work of Milton Friedman, John Muth, and Axel Leijonhufvud.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 1996
First published:	1995
Authors:	Roger E. Backhouse
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-15360-7
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General
LSN:	0-415-15360-3
Barcode:	9780415153607

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