02809nam a22003497a 4500 17601707 20231103121412.0 231103b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 2013931629 016321646 Uk 9781848448209 (hardback) 1848448201 (hardback) 1782547819 (e-book) (OCoLC)ocn854633611 OTZ eng OTZ KMU KMU lccopycat HB 75 Kates, Steven, Defending the history of economic thought / Steven Kates. Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd., 2013. x, 140 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-136) and index. 1. Preliminary thoughts -- 2. Why study the history of economic thought -- 3. Debating the role of the history of economic thought -- 4. Teaching the history of economic thought -- 5. Defending the history of economic thought. This book explains the importance of the history of economic thought in the curriculum of economists, whereas most discussions of this kind are devoted only to explaining why such study is of value simply to the individual economist. Steven Kates reaches out past the individual to explain the crucial importance of the history of economic thought in the study of economics itself; without its history at the core of the curriculum, he contends, economics is a lesser subject, less penetrating, less interesting and of much less social value. The author argues that it is the orientation that historians of economic thought give to economics in general that may be one of HETs greatest virtues, with the mainstream continuously challenged because historians of economics keep bringing other, perhaps wrongly neglected, economic traditions into the conversation. This book clarifies not just why anyone who wishes to understand economic theory must understand the history of economics but also, and much more importantly, why the history of economic thought must be preserved as a core component within the economics curriculum if economic theory is to progress. This fascinating and thought-provoking book will prove invaluable reading for academics, researchers, lecturers and students across the expansive economics field. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Economics History. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://login.proxy.bib.uottawa.ca/login?url=http://www.elgaronline.com/abstract/9781848448209.xml Elgar Online (Restricted to University of Ottawa) 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 755 755 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC CPL CPL OA 2023-11-03 ZLS 0 HB 75 Kat 300663 2023-11-03 00:00:00 2023-11-03 BK