The political element in the development of economic theory / Gunnar Myrdal ; with a new introduction by Richard Swedberg ; translated from the German [edition] by Paul Streeten.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German, Swedish Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Simon and Schuster, c1954, 1969. Description: xvii, 248 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0887388272
Uniform titles:
  • Vetenskap och politik i nationalekonomien. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9 20
LOC classification:
  • HB 75 .M953 1969
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface to the English edition -- Preface to the Swedish edition -- 1. Politics and political economy -- 2. The ideological background -- 3. The classical theory of value -- 4. The neo-classical theory of value -- 5. Economic liberalism -- 6. 'Social housekeeping' and social value -- 7. The theory of public finance -- 8. The role of economics in politics -- Appendix: Recent controversies / Paul Streeten.
Summary: "Myrdal described this book as a discussion of three key notions in economic theory: the ideas of value, freedom, and collective house-keeping. It is through these concepts, he charged, that political ideology has been introduced into economic theory. This volume continues to be relevant in its emphasis on the problem of objectivity in the social sciences." -- online.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks HB 75 .M953 1969 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML19110023

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218 - 242) and index.

Preface to the English edition -- Preface to the Swedish edition -- 1. Politics and political economy -- 2. The ideological background -- 3. The classical theory of value -- 4. The neo-classical theory of value -- 5. Economic liberalism -- 6. 'Social housekeeping' and social value -- 7. The theory of public finance -- 8. The role of economics in politics -- Appendix: Recent controversies / Paul Streeten.

"Myrdal described this book as a discussion of three key notions in economic theory: the ideas of value, freedom, and collective house-keeping. It is through these concepts, he charged, that political ideology has been introduced into economic theory. This volume continues to be relevant in its emphasis on the problem of objectivity in the social sciences." -- online.

Translated from Swedish.

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