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Issue no. 31, 16 May 2005

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How Economics Forgot History:

The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science

by

Geoffrey Martin Hodgson

Hodgson argues that you need different theories to analyse different economic phenomena and systems and that historical context must be taken into account.

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Debunking Economics: The Naked Emperor of the Social Sciences by Steve Keen “This book is amazing, Keen has compacted in one volume a complete and accurate account and case against the libertarian and free-market fundamentalists that plague the established economic order of today. His tone is clear and although a difficult read his presentation and communication is no less than sublime.” Fenrisian amazon.com barners&noble.com amazon.co.uk

Transnational Corporations and International Production by Grazia Ietto-Gillies ‘Professor Grazia Ietto-Gillies has produced an extremely useful account of the economic and business aspects of multinational production. It is particularly useful to have previous work summarised and reported, with the development of theories and analysis over time described and discussed. This book will be invaluable for courses on international business.’ – Jonathan Michie amazon.com amazon.co.uk

PRICELESS On Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing Frank Ackerman and Lisa Heinzerling amazon.com amazon.uk amazon.fr amazon.de amazon.ca “A damning indictment of cost-benefit analysis applied to health and environmental protection.” -- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Globalization, Economic Development, and the Role of the State Ha-Joon Chang Ha-Joon Chang evaluates the role of the state in economics and development. In this collection of essays, he reviews theories and practices of state intervention as they have developed over two centuries of modern capitalism. He develops an institutionalist approach to the role of the state in economic change, and examines the issues involved in particular settings including industrial policy, trade policy, intellectual property rights, regulation, and strategies towards transnational corporations amazon.com, amazon.co.uk

A Guide to What’s Wrong with Economics edited by Edward Fullbrook Please consider posting a review of this book at: amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, amazon.fr, , amazon.ca, barnes&noble.com Contents Introduction

Perestroika !
The Raucous Revolution In Political Science

Edited by Kristen Renwick Monroe

Yale University Press, Forthcoming