The Antieconomy Hypothesis (Part 2): Theoretical Roots

Autor/in	Vanderburg, Willem H.
Titel	The Antieconomy Hypothesis (Part 2): Theoretical Roots
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 29 (2009) 1, S.57-65 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-4676
DOI	10.1177/0270467608328706
Schlagwörter	Economic Impact; Economic Factors; Economic Research; Democracy; Scholarship; Intellectual Disciplines; Economics; Professional Personnel; Status; Responsibility; Theory Practice Relationship; Public Officials; Influence of Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ökonomische Determinanten; Ökonomischer Faktor; Wirtschaftsforschung; Demokratie; Scholarships; Stipendium; Geisteswissenschaften; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Personalbestand; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung
Abstract	The hypothesis of an antieconomy developed in part 1 is incommensurate with mainstream economics. This article explores three reasons for this situation: the limits of discipline-based scholarship in general and of mainstream economics in particular, the status of economists in contemporary societies, and the failure of economists to accept any responsibility for the consequences flowing from the application of their theories. Politicians are unable to resist their economic advisors who speak in the name of science, with the result that the democratic process in relation to economic issues is essentially paralyzed. [For Part 1, see EJ825551. For Part 3, see EJ825553.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10