Historical Analysis in Economics by Graeme Snooks - 9780415088251

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Historical Analysis in EconomicsAuthor(s): Graeme Snooks\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415088251, 978-0415088251\nSynopsis\nNeo-classical economics is frequently criticised for paying inadequate attention to historical processes. However, it has proved easier to make broad claims that `history matters' than to theorise with any depth about the appropriate role for history in economic analysis. \nHistorical Analysis in Economics considers what history can contribute to the science of economics: how would it matter if `history mattered?'