This paper argues that mainstream economics does not follow the positivist research tradition it (often implicitly) claims to follow and expresses some serious doubt that econometrics in particular can make economics a hard science. Mathematical rigour and sophisticated statisti-cal techniques...

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...

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...

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...

Der Aufsatz befaßt sich mit der Frage, wie Theoreme der mathematischen Ökonomie getestet werden können und welche Rolle unrealistische Annahmen bei diesen Tests spielen. Als Beispiel dienen die bekannten Theoreme der neoklassischen Außenhandelstheorie, das Faktorpreisausgleichstheorem und...