The Struggle over the Soul of Economics:
Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America between the Wars
Yuval P. Yonay

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

	Acknowledgments
1	Introduction: A Sociological Interpretation of the Modern History of Economics	3
2	The Neoclassical Era (1870-1914) from a Different Angle	29
3	Reconstructing the History of Institutionalism	49
4	The Struggle over the Meaning of Science	77
5	Bringing People and Institutions Back In: The Struggle over the Scope of Economics	100
6	The Free Market on Trial: The Struggle over the Gap between Reality and Theory	115
7	The Struggle over Social Relevance and the Place of Values	136
8	Evolution or Revolution? The Struggle over the History of the Discipline	163
9	Epilogue: The Fall of Institutionalism and the Rise of Modern Economics	184
10	Conclusions: The Evolution of Economic Analysis	196
	Notes	223
	Bibliography	251
	Index	279

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