The Historicity Of Economics: Continuities And Discontinuities Of Historical Thought In 19th And 20th Century Economics (ethical Economy)

In this volume, continuities and discontinuities between Historical School of Economics and Old Institutional Economics are examined with regard to common research objectives and methods. Similarly, those between these two economic movements and New Institutional Economics as well as new economic sociology are discussed. The following questions functioned as a guideline for the contributing economists, sociologists, historians, and philosophers: Can we meaningfully speak of the Historical School of Economics (HSE) as an economic research program? What are the commonalities between the HSE and American old economic institutionalism? Does the HSE represent a part of the "lost anteroom" of New Institutional Economics and new economic sociology? How and why should the HSE matter to how we do economic and social theory today? Front Matter....Pages I-X Introduction....Pages 1-22 The German Historical School of Economics: What It Was Not, and What It Was....Pages 23-55 Grand Historical Narrative or Intellectual Strategy: The Institutional Establishment of the Historical School of Political Economy in the 19th Century....Pages 56-91 Institutional Economics and the Problem of Historical Specificity....Pages 92-138 Economics as Ethical Economy and Cultural Economics in the Historical School....Pages 139-175 What Can New Economic Sociology Learn from the Historical School, especially Max Weber?....Pages 176-206 The Role of Culture in Economic Theorizing and Empirical Economic Research....Pages 207-236 Back Matter....Pages 237-247