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The Secret Sins of Economics (Paradigm) (Paperback)

by DN McCloskey (Author)
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  • Paperback: 62 pages
  • Publisher: Chicago University Press (20 Dec 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0971757534
  • ISBN-13: 978-0971757530
  • Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 11.5 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,555,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Deidre N. McCloskey's work in economics calls into question its reputation as "the dismal science". She writes with passion and an unusually wide scope, drawing on literature and intellectual history in exciting, if unorthodox, ways. In this pamphlet, McCloskey reveals what she sees as the secret sins of economics that no one will discuss - two sins that "cripple" economics as a "scientific enterprise".


About the Author

Deirdre N. McCloskey is Distinguished Professor of Economics, History and English at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Tinbergen Professor of Economics, Philosophy, Art and Cultural Studies at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Dismal Science"?, 29 Dec 2006
I read this "pamphlet" (?) about two years ago, and I enjoyed it. I was expecting one of those articles written by philosophers in order to achieve their marks/research points. However I found and interesting and readable essay that clearly explains that economics can go further and further as a science. I ended the book feeling proud of being an economist, but guilty of being a secret sinner.

Finally, I would recommend "Freakonomics".
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