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Facts, values and objectivity in economics /

Facts, values and objectivity in economics / edited by José Castro Caldas and Vítor Neves. - New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2012. - xix, 187 p. ; [ca. 23-29] cm. - Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 156 . - Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 156. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : the issues at stake / José Castro Caldas and Vítor Neves -- 2. Economics and moral sentiments : the case of moral hazard / Sheila C. Dow -- 3. The conflicting languages of economics and human rights / Manuel Couret Branco -- 4. The meaning of objectivity : what can we learn from Robbins and Myrdal? / José Castro Caldas and Vítor Neves -- 5. Values, objectivity and moral realism / Nuno Ornelas Martins -- 6. The facts and values of experimental economics / Ana C. Santos -- 7. The contribution of the sociology of quantification to a discussion of objectivity in economics / Laura Centemeri -- 8. Embodied expectations : the somatic subject and the changing political economy of life and health / João Arriscado Nunes -- 9. Deep contextualism and radical criticism : the argument for a division of labour in a contemporary political theory / Mathias Thaler -- 10. Practical reasoning in economic affairs : the Human Development Index as a case study / Ricardo F. Crespo.



9780415667128 (hardback)

2011042456


Economics.
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Political ethics.

HB171 / .F133 2012

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