ABSTRACT

Many consider Foundations of Economic Method to be Lawrence Boland's best work. This updated edition is radically changed from the original and will be much appreciated by thinkers within economics. The book positions methodology vis-à-vis the current practice of economists and is all the better for it. Yet another book that not only deserves to be read by those within the field of economic methodology, but also by those involved in economics at all. Boland is back.

chapter |10 pages

Prologue

Understanding the methodology of economics

part I|35 pages

The ‘Hidden Agenda’ of Neoclassical Economics

part II|30 pages

The Visible Agenda of Neoclassical Economics

chapter 3|13 pages

Rationality vs. Maximization

chapter 4|15 pages

Maximization and Game Theory

part III|104 pages

Critical Applied Methodology

part IV|55 pages

A Critique of Traditional Economic Methodology

part V|27 pages

Putting Popper on the Agenda

part VI|44 pages

Applied Methodology for Economic Model Building

chapter 16|8 pages

Knowledge and Learning in Economic Models

chapter 17|9 pages

Individualism and Social Knowledge

chapter 18|10 pages

Obstacles to Building Realistic Models

chapter |14 pages

Epilogue

Problem-oriented methodology: Towards a Popperian ‘small-m’ methodology of economics