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A "model" model : McCloskey and the craft of economics
Hall, Joshua C. - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011715348
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Economics as a rhetorical language game
Almeida, Raquel Mesquita - In: Economia : revista da ANPEC 24 (2023) 1, pp. 24-43
Purpose This paper aims to argue that Economics is not a neutral science. Design/methodology/approach Post-structuralist perspective of Lyotard (1984), alongside the Pragmatics of Searle (1979) and Travis (1981) are useful for analyzing enunciations in mainstream Economics. Findings Economists...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014418082
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Recent Developments in Economic Methodology : The Rhetorical and Ontological Turns
Lewis, Paul A. - 2016
Recent developments in the methodology of economics have drawn upon pragmatist and realist philosophies of social science. These recent developments are outlined. It is argued that a specific variant of realist philosophy known as critical realism can provide the basis for a prescriptive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000445
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McCloskey's rhetoric : discourse ethics in economics
Balak, Benjamin - 2006
The rhetoric of economics has long claimed scientific objectivity, however the late, great economist Joan Robinson … learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.' This unique book examines the use of rhetoric in economics, focusing on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012627486
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Business is Show Business : Management Presentations as Performance
Biehl-Missal, Brigitte - 2011
methodological lens for looking at theatre in organizations and illustrates that an inclusion of performance theory can be … theory and introducing a tool for performance analysis, the study accounts for the aesthetic experience and describes the … complex interplay of scenography, lighting, clothing, managers' performance style, rhetoric, and audience interaction, showing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014184183
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'Civic Discovery' as a Rhetorical Strategy
Roberts, Alasdair S. - 2008
Much research in the field of public management is distinguished by its rejection of the politics-administration dichotomy and its emphasis on the public manager's responsibility for "political" management. By rejecting the dichotomy, however, scholars in public management have reopened debate...
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Is courtesy enough? : solidarity in call center interactions
Clark, Colin; Rogers, Priscilla; Murfett, Ulrike; Ang, Soon - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003744640
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Argumentation and decision biases in multi-issue debates
Spiegler, Ran (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001629632
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Rhetoric and analogies
Aragonés, Enriqueta (contributor);  … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Death Panels and the Rhetoric of Rationing
Weeks, Elizabeth - 2015
This essay offers an explanation for the United States' continued resistance to universal health care as grounded in two taboos: taxation and rationing. Even we were willing to pay more in taxes to directly subsidize the cost of medical care for those in need, rather than our current system of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013036484