Abstract
Academic departmentalization has limited the dimensionality and thus the richness of analysis in the social sciences. The author examines the case of a modern economics as an example. He reviews the ideas of Williamson (2000), who cites the limits of scope in the New Institutional Economics; Buchanan, who lays bare the ethical foundations of political economy in his constitutional economics; and Adam Smith, whose moral philosophy reflects a fully dimensional analysis. The author cites examples of how modern economic analysis can be enhanced by a reintegration with the other social sciences.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 197-211 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Economic Education |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- Ethics
- Institutions
- Socialization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Economics and Econometrics