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The book aims to show that the deterministic vision embodied in conventional economic modelling is neither consistent with nor supported by the state of the art in mathematics, logic, and physical science. DeCanio recognizes that economic agents are intrinsically free and somewhat unpredictable, which is essential for economic and social theory.
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Stephen J. DeCanio is Professor of Economics, Emeritus (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA). From 1986 to 1987 he served as a senior staff economist at the President's Council of Economic Advisers. He participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He has been a recipient of the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought, as well as a 'Best of the Best' Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Limits of Economic and Social Knowledge
Authors: Stephen J. DeCanio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137371935
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-37192-8Published: 21 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-47591-9Published: 01 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-37193-5Published: 21 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 250
Topics: Development Economics, Economic History, Behavioral/Experimental Economics, Environmental Economics, Microeconomics