num_pages: 444
description: Hodgson calls into question the tendency of economic method to explain all economic phenomena using the same catch-all theories. He argues that you need different theories and that historical contexts must be taken into account.
language: English
title: How Economics Forgot History: The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science
titlecomplete: How Economics Forgot History: The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science (Economics as Social Theory)
genres: Economics, History, Nonfiction, Philosophy
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Routledge