The Sociology and Professionalization of Economics: British and American Economic Essays (British and American Economic Essays, Vol 2)

A.W. Coats has made unique contributions to the history of economic thought, economic methodology and the sociology of economics. This volume collects together, for the first time, a substantial part of his work on the sociology and professionalization of economics. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 NOTES ON CHAPTERS......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 10 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 11 NOTES......Page 13 Part I THE SOCIOLOGY OF ECONOMICS......Page 15 I INTRODUCTION......Page 16 II THE ‘STRONG’ PROGRAMME IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE......Page 17 III CRITIQUE OF THE STRONG PROGRAMME, AND AN ALTERNATIVE SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH......Page 19 IV THE APPLICABILITY OF WHITLEY’S MODEL TO THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS......Page 22 NOTES......Page 26 REFERENCES......Page 27 II......Page 30 III......Page 33 IV......Page 36 NOTES......Page 37 4 IS THERE A ‘STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS’ IN ECONOMICS?......Page 41 NOTES......Page 43 II......Page 44 III......Page 45 APPENDIX......Page 48 NOTES......Page 50 I......Page 54 II......Page 55 III......Page 58 IV......Page 59 V......Page 61 NOTES......Page 62 II......Page 66 III......Page 70 IV......Page 71 V......Page 73 VI......Page 74 VII......Page 75 NOTES......Page 76 REFERENCES......Page 78 INTRODUCTION......Page 81 THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE......Page 82 THE CITADEL:15 AUTHORITY AND INSULARITY IN ENGLISH ECONOMICS......Page 83 THE CARAVAN: THE STRUGGLE TO PROFESSIONALIZE AMERICAN ECONOMICS......Page 85 CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS......Page 87 NOTES......Page 88 II GENERAL FEATURES OF THE SELECTED JOURNALS......Page 92 III LONG-RUN TRENDS......Page 93 IV SHORT-TERM ANALYSIS BY SUB-CATEGORY......Page 94 V SOME QUALITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS......Page 96 APPENDIX......Page 98 NOTES......Page 99 REFERENCES......Page 104 II PRE-HISTORY......Page 105 III 1891–1921......Page 106 IV 1921–45......Page 107 (a) The cultural context......Page 109 (b) Editorial influence and policies......Page 110 (c) Prestige and quality......Page 114 NOTES......Page 115 REFERENCES......Page 116 Part II INSTITUTIONS, THEIR HISTORY AND ACTIVITIES......Page 119 I THE INAUGURATION......Page 120 II SOCIAL SCIENCE VERSUS SOCIAL REFORM......Page 121 III THE ASCENDANCY OF SCIENCE......Page 123 IV MIDWESTERN ACADEMIC DISCONTENT......Page 124 V RECESSION, REVIVAL, AND THE ATTAINMENT OF UNITY......Page 125 NOTES......Page 126 REFERENCES......Page 129 12 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY CLUB......Page 131 APPENDIX......Page 135 NOTES......Page 136 REFERENCES......Page 138 I INTRODUCTION: SCHOLARSHIP OR SURVIVAL?......Page 139 II THE SIZE AND CHARACTER OF MEMBERSHIP......Page 140 III THE PROBLEM OF PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY AND STANDARDS......Page 141 IV PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY AND NONPARTISANSHIP......Page 145 NOTES......Page 148 REFERENCES......Page 151 THE EARLY PERIOD......Page 153 Dewey’s policies......Page 154 Developments during Dewey’s period......Page 155 Homan’s editorship......Page 156 Haley’s editorship......Page 157 CONCLUSION......Page 158 NOTES......Page 159 REFERENCES......Page 161 I......Page 162 II......Page 164 NOTES......Page 165 I......Page 167 II......Page 168 III......Page 169 IV......Page 170 V......Page 173 NOTES......Page 175 II......Page 179 III......Page 182 IV......Page 184 V......Page 187 NOTES......Page 188 I......Page 193 II......Page 200 III......Page 202 NOTES......Page 203 19 ALFRED MARSHALL AND THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS......Page 205 NOTES......Page 209 20 THE DISTINCTIVE LSE ETHOS IN THE INTER-WAR YEARS......Page 211 NOTES......Page 219 Part III THE ECONOMICS PROFESSION AND THE ROLE OF ECONOMISTS IN GOVERNMENT......Page 223 I INTRODUCTION......Page 224 II PASSAGES IN THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMICS PROFESSION......Page 227 III RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CONCERNS......Page 230 NOTES......Page 233 REFERENCES......Page 234 II......Page 237 III......Page 239 IV......Page 240 V......Page 241 VI......Page 242 REFERENCES......Page 243 I......Page 244 II......Page 249 III......Page 251 IV......Page 254 V......Page 258 NOTES......Page 259 REFERENCES......Page 262 I THE SUPPLY OF ECONOMISTS......Page 265 (a) From the universities......Page 268 (b) From the government......Page 269 (c) From business......Page 270 III ECONOMISTS’ SALARIES......Page 271 IV CONCLUSIONS......Page 275 NOTES......Page 276 REFERENCES......Page 278 II HISTORICAL BACKGROUND......Page 279 (b) Functions......Page 280 (c) The market for economists......Page 281 (b) Economics as a profession......Page 282 (c) Some relevant features of modern bureaucracy......Page 283 (d) Professional ethics and standards......Page 284 (a) The political system......Page 286 VI CONCLUSION: THE ROLE OF ECONOMISTS IN POLICYMAKING......Page 287 NOTES......Page 288 I INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND......Page 291 II THE SUPPLY OF ECONOMISTS: DEFINITION; QUALIFICATIONS; NUMBERS; MARKET CONDITIONS......Page 294 (a) Economists, statisticians, and agricultural economists......Page 296 (b) Professional self-consciousness, organization, ethics, neutrality......Page 297 V THE LOCATION, FUNCTIONS, AND SPREAD OF GOVERNMENT ECONOMISTS......Page 299 VI THE NATURE OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM AND BUREAUCRACY; THE ROLE OF ECONOMISTS IN POLICYMAKING......Page 302 NOTES......Page 305 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 309 I......Page 311 II......Page 312 III......Page 314 IV......Page 315 V......Page 316 VI......Page 318 VII......Page 319 VIII......Page 320 NOTES......Page 321 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND......Page 324 THE TOOTHILL REPORT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCOTTISH REGIONAL POLICY......Page 325 THE ECONOMIC CONSULTANTS......Page 328 THE GROWTH OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND THE ROLE OF STATISTICS......Page 330 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES......Page 333 CONCLUSIONS......Page 335 NOTES......Page 336 29 ECONOMISTS IN GOVERNMENT......Page 338 NOTES......Page 347 REFERENCES......Page 348 INDEX......Page 351 1. Introduction -- 2. The Sociology Of Knowledge And The History Of Economics -- 3. The Sociology Of Science: Its Application To Economics -- 4. Is There A 'structure Of Scientific Revolutions' In Economics? -- 5. The Economic And Social Context Of The Marginal Revolution Of The 1870s -- 6. The Role Of Authority In The Development Of British Economics -- 7. Sociological Aspects Of British Economic Thought (ca. 1880-1930) -- 8. The Culture And The Economists: Some Reflections On Anglo-american Differences -- 9. The Role Of Scholarly Journals In The History Of Economics: An Essay -- 10. The Learned Journals In The Development Of Economics And The Economics Profession: The British Case -- 11. The First Two Decades Of The American Economic Association -- 12. The Political Economy Club: A Neglected Episode In American Economic Thought -- 13. The American Economic Association, 1904-29 -- 14. The American Economic Association's Publications: An Historical Perspective -- 15. The Origins Of The 'chicago School(s)'? -- 16. John Elliotson Symes, Henry George And Academic Freedom In Nottingham During The 1880s -- 17. The Origins And Early Development Of The Royal Economic Society -- 18. The Changing Social Composition Of The Royal Economic Society 1890-1960 And The Professionalization Of British Economics / A.w. Coats And Sonia E. Coats -- 19. Alfred Marshall And The Early Development Of The London School Of Economics: Some Unpublished Letters. 20. The Distinctive Lse Ethos In The Inter-war Years -- 21. Economics As A Profession -- 22. The Development Of The Agricultural Economics Profession In England -- 23. The American Economic Association And The Economics Profession -- 24. The Market For Economists In Britain, 1945-75: A Preliminary Survey / A.w. Coats And Alan Booth -- 25. Introduction To Economists In Government: An International Comparative Study -- 26. Britain: The Rise Of The Specialists -- 27. Some Wartime Observations On The Role Of The Economist In Government / A.w. Coats And Alan Booth -- 28. The Changing Role Of Economists In Scottish Government Since 1960 -- 29. Economists In Government: An Historical And Comparative Perspective. A.w. Bob Coats. Simultaneously Published In The Usa And Canada. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Coats has made an outstanding contribution to the history of economic thought, economic methodology and the sociology of economics. This unique volume represents a substantial part of his work on the sociology and professionalization of economics. Offers a contribution to the history of economic thought, economic methodology and the sociology of economics. This volume represents a substantial part of Coats' work on the sociology and professionalization of economics