Iara Vigo de Lima

Foucault's Archaeology of Political Economy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a critical reading of Foucault's writings on the archaeology of political economy, analyzing some of Foucault's contributions to the methodology of economics, historiography of economic thought and studies on Adam Smith's context and writings. It reconstructs Foucault's archaeology, relating it to current debates in economics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-24261-6
• 2010
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9780230242616
• ISBN-10: 0230242618
• Artikelnr.: 30976736

Autorenporträt

IARA VIGO DE LIMA is Professor of Economics at Federal University of Parana, Brazil.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I: FOUCAULT'S ARCHAEOLOGY Foucault's ContextThe Archaeology of Knowledge PART II: ARCHAEOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS Archaeology, Methodology and Historiography of Economics Political Economy as a Paradigmatic and Epistemic Shift Some of Foucault's Contributions to Reconsidering the Debate on Smith's Context and Writings Conclusion

Rezensionen

'This book is useful as a guide to Foucault's archaeology of political economy...' -Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics