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The Consequences of Economic Rhetoric

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Consequences of Economic Rhetoric
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Arjo Klamer
Edited by Donald N. McCloskey
Edited by Robert M. Solow
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreEconomic theory and philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780521342865
ClassificationsDewey:330
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 27 January 1989
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The field of economics proves to be a matter of metaphor and storytelling--its mathematics is metaphoric and its policymaking is narrative. Economists have begun to realize this and to rethink how they speak. This volume is the result of a conference held at Wellesley College, involving both theoretical and applied economists, that explored the consequences of the rhetoric and the conversation of the field of economics.

Reviews

"The Consequences of Economic Rhetoric is an important volume, marking the true beginning of what may well become a new conversation in economics. It is a valuable start but only a start; future conferences and future volumes will ultimately be required to tell the story of this conversation." D. Wade Hands, Journal of Economic Literature