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Economics Imperialism Reconsidered
S.M. Amadae
Scientific Imperialism: Exploring the Boundaries of Interdisciplinarity, Pages: 140 - 160
Swansea University Author: S.M. Amadae
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This paper revisits the economics imperialism thesis and argues that rational choice imperialism is a more pointed understanding of interdisciplinary shifts over the past half century that give increasing priority to economic arguments over methods from other social sciences. It considers rational c...
| Published in: | Scientific Imperialism: Exploring the Boundaries of Interdisciplinarity |
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| ISBN: | 978-1138059344 978-1138059344 |
| Published: |
London
Routledge
2018
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| Online Access: |
https://www.routledge.com/Scientific-Imperialism-Exploring-the-Boundaries-of-Interdisciplinarity/Maki-Walsh-Fernandez-Pinto/p/book/9781138059344 |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40169 |
| Abstract: |
This paper revisits the economics imperialism thesis and argues that rational choice imperialism is a more pointed understanding of interdisciplinary shifts over the past half century that give increasing priority to economic arguments over methods from other social sciences. It considers rational choice imperialism from the perspective of asking whether it contributes to greater scientific understanding through promoting greater theoretical synthesis and unity. It concludes that because much rational choice-based research is purely analytic, its contributory potential is derivational. Without further research to introduce empirical elements into rational choice research, this method's movement into other fields of study, including political science, does not necessary contribute to superior understanding of social phenomena. |
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| Keywords: |
rational choice, interdisciplinarity, economics imperialism |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Start Page: |
140 |
| End Page: |
160 |