The Nature and Significance of Economic Science

Author: (British) Lionel Robbins
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Publish Date: 2003-06-24
Features: Lionel Robbins is a renowned British economist who made significant contributions in economic theory, economic methodology, economic policy theory, and the history of economic thought, with his greatest contributions being in the field of economic methodology. This book is a landmark work in the field of Western economic methodology and one of the influential works of Western economics in the 20th century. The book is divided into six chapters: 1. The Content of Economic Research; 2. Purpose and Means; 3. The Relativity of Economic "Quantity"; 4. The Nature of Economic Laws; 5. Economic Laws and Reality; 6. The Significance of Economic Science.