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Economics Imperialism Reconsidered

S.M. Amadae

Scientific Imperialism: Exploring the Boundaries of Interdisciplinarity, Pages: 140 - 160

Swansea University Author: S.M. Amadae

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This paper revisits the economics imperialism thesis and argues that rational choice imperialism is a more pointed understanding of interdisciplinary shifts over the past half century that give increasing priority to economic arguments over methods from other social sciences. It considers rational c...

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Published in: Scientific Imperialism: Exploring the Boundaries of Interdisciplinarity
ISBN: 978-1138059344 978-1138059344
Published: London Routledge 2018
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