Description
A team of world-renowned experts cast new light on Milton Friedman's 1953 essay 'The methodology of positive economics'.
About the Author
Uskali Maki is Academy Professor at the Academy of Finland. He has written extensively on the philosophy and methodology of economics and is editor of a number of books, including The Economic World View (Cambridge University Press, 2001), Fact and Fiction in Economics (Cambridge University Press, 2002), and Handbook of the Philosophy of Economics (2008).
Reviews
'Milton Friedman's 'The Methodology of Positive Economics' was arguably the most important methodological statement in twentieth-century economics. The essay encapsulated what it meant to be truly scientific in an age and a profession that took 'being truly scientific' very seriously. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of its publication, Uskali Maki has assembled an impressive array of scholars to explore the essay from a wide variety of perspectives. He has done a superb job: the papers are uniformly substantive and informative. The volume is a fitting golden anniversary present to the profession.' Bruce Caldwell, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
'If economic methodologists had a bible, Friedman's 'The Methodology of Positive Economics' would be it. If economic methodologists had a Talmudic study of its bible, this book would be it. The book is insightful, thoughtful, and thought provoking. Who would have thought that after fifty years, there is still so much to say about Friedman's methodological essay? The book is necessary reading for anyone studying formal economic methodology.' David Colander, Middlebury College, Vermont
Book Information
ISBN 9780521686860
Author Uskali Maki
Format Paperback
Page Count 382
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 610g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm