Economics is ...

Leonardo Conte
Rethinking Economics Switzerland, 2019
Niveau: débutant
Perspectives: Économie néoclassique, Autre
Sujet: Réflexion sur l'économie
Format: Blog & Press
Lien: https://www.swissrethinkeconomics.org/blog/economics-is

This article is a critique of the dominance of neoclassical economics. It densely gathers many critiques that give rise to the call for more pluralism within economics. The author argues that economics has become dogmatic, monolithic, merely quantitative, highly normative, strongly political, primarily ethical, pseudo-scientific, and manipulative.

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This can be seen as a very dense overview of the critiques of mainstream economics and economics as an academic field. It is not complicated and can serve as some sort of introduction or to stimulate thoughts.

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Tags: critique of neoclassical economics | mainstream critique | methodology | philosophy of science
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Ce projet est le fruit du travail des membres du réseau international pour le pluralisme en économie, dans la sphère germanophone (Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik e.V.) et dans la sphère francophone (Rethinking Economics Switzerland / Rethinking Economics Belgium / PEPS-Économie France). Nous sommes fortement attachés à notre indépendance et à notre diversité et vos dons permettent de le rester ! 

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