Neglected Links in Economics and Society 2021
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79193-3_8
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History of Economic Thought as an Analytic Tool: Why Past Intellectual Ideas Must Be Acknowledged as Lighthouses for the Future

Abstract: Contemporaries tend to question certain belief systems including academic systems of knowledge. Paradigms evolve to become a subject of inquiry. The need to acknowledge history of economic thought as a neglected but important domain of economic inquiry as an important discussion topic. During recent decades, history of economic thought has largely been abolished and has disappeared from many contemporary teaching curricula in economics. The article argues that our academic understanding of economics is incompl… Show more

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“…This study traces trade reforms in Kenya from the history of economic thought (henceforth HET) perspective. HET is a critical account of the development of economic ideas, ranging from their origin, interrelations, and results (Landreth & Colander, 2002;Bögenhold, 2020). It differs from economic history which is about past economic aspects of societies (ibid.).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This study traces trade reforms in Kenya from the history of economic thought (henceforth HET) perspective. HET is a critical account of the development of economic ideas, ranging from their origin, interrelations, and results (Landreth & Colander, 2002;Bögenhold, 2020). It differs from economic history which is about past economic aspects of societies (ibid.).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%