Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond

In 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 underlyin...

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Main Author: Nelson, Robert H. (Author)
Other Authors: Stackhouse, Max L. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, PA Penn State University Press [2021]
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Summary:In 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."
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2021)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (408 Seiten)
ISBN:9780271023724
DOI:10.1515/9780271023724

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