Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and BeyondIn this study, Robert H. Nelson explores the genesis, the prophets, the prophesies, and the tenets of what he sees as a religion of economics that has come into full blossom in latter-day America. Nelson does not see &"theology&" as a bad word, and his examination of the theology underlying Samuelsonian and Chicagoan economics is not a put-down. It is a way of seeing the rhetoric of fundamental belief&—what has been called &"vision.&" |
Contents
The Market Paradox | 1 |
1 Tenets of Economic Faith | 23 |
2 A Secular Great Awakening | 35 |
3 The Market Mechanism as a Religious Statement | 52 |
4 Apostle of Scientific Management | 89 |
5 Frank Knight and Original Sin | 119 |
6 Knight Versus Friedman Versus Stigler | 139 |
7 Chicago Versus the Ten Commandments | 166 |
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Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond Robert Henry Nelson Limited preview - 2001 |
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