What the history of economic thought can teach us

• Autorzy: Marta Kightley
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this article is to outline the perspective that the history of economic thought is an important way of looking at economic problems. The author discusses the reasons why this perspective can be more useful than others, and chooses the widely discussed concept of the human being in economics as an example. She discusses what characteristics are attributed to the human being by the different schools of economic thought. Based on attitudes to human rationality, pursued goals and the meaning of social context, the author distinguishes four basic models of economic agent: classical, neoclassical, Marxian and heterodox. The author points out the links between the changing anthropological assumptions and shifts in the dominant economic paradigm. She argues that in the current economic crisis we are witnessing a change in the perception of human behaviour towards a heterodox one. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

History of economic thought; Homo oeconomicus

PL

Historia myśli ekonomicznej; Homo oeconomicus

• Czasopismo: Journal of Management and Financial Sciences
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 9
• Numer: nr 25
• Strony: 11--22

Twórcy

autor

Marta Kightley

• Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie

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