ABSTRACT

In arguably his most important book to date, Hodgson calls into question the tendency of economic method to try and explain all economic phenomena by using the same catch-all theories and dealing in universal truths. He argues that you need different theories to analyze different economic phenomena and systems and that historical context must be ta

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Part I INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|18 pages

THE LIMITATIONS OF GENERAL THEORY

chapter 2|20 pages

The problem of historical specificity

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Part II THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

chapter 4|9 pages

THE OLDER HISTORICAL SCHOOL IN GERMANY

chapter 5|10 pages

THE HISTORICAL SCHOOL IN THE BRITISH ISLES

chapter 7|16 pages

OUT OF AUSTRIA

Carl Menger and the Methodenstreit

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PART IV The millennium: the second coming of history?

chapter 19|23 pages

PROPERTY, CULTURE, HABITS AND INSTITUTIONS

chapter 20|12 pages

EXCHANGE AND PRODUCTION

Property and firms

chapter 23|10 pages

INVENTION IS HELPLESS WITHOUT TRADITION