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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Speaking of...

We have posted before about Arjo Klamer's work on this blog, including Conversations with Economists and The Consequences of Economic Rhetoric. In his most recent book (Speaking of Economics - Routledge, 2007), Klamer "examines fundamental disagreements over the nature and purpose of economics"... He claims that "economics is as much about how people interact as it is about the models, the mathematics, the econometrics, the theories and the ideas that come from the enormous aggregate of economics literature. Knowing and understanding economics requires both bookwork and mingling with other economists"

Some chapaters are avilable free to access here: http://speakingofeconomics.com/

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