The economist as preacher, and other essays / George J. Stigler.
| Author/creator | Stigler, George J. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1982. |
| Description | vii, 259 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The economist as preacher -- The ethics of competition : the friendly economists -- The ethics of competition : the unfriendly critics -- The economists and the problem of monopoly -- Do economists matter? -- Textual exegesis as a scientific problem -- The adoption of the marginal utility theory -- The scientific uses of scientific biography, with special reference to J.S. Mill -- Merton on multiples, denied and affirmed -- Does economics have a useful past? -- The economist and the state -- Smith's travels on the ship of state -- The successes and failures of professor Smith -- Mill on economics and society -- Henry Calvert Simons -- The pattern of citation practices in economics / with Claire Friedland -- The citation practices of doctorates in economics / with Claire Friedland -- The literature of economics : the case of the kinked oligopoly demand curve. |
| Local note | Little-322207--305131024228V |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 245-254. |
| LCCN | 82004807 |
| ISBN | 0226774309 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HB71 .S83 1982 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |