This paper contrasts some of the wisdom of philosophical pragmatism with the social engineering ideology implicit in the conventional economics profession. The principal case example is the transition strategies of Russia versus China.
Pragmatism versus Economics Ideology
December 7, 2012 by admin
Filed Under: Development Tagged With: Development aid, Post-socialist transition, pragmatism
Social Engineering vs. Pragmatism: Part I of Commentary on the Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission
January 31, 2010 by admin
The point of this Part I commentary on the Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission is to juxtapose the social engineering perspective implied in the whole exercise of trying to find a better index of “economic performance and social progress” to a more pragmatic perspective.
Filed Under: Main Blog Tagged With: cost-benefit analysis, Current events, Development aid, Economic Theory, John Dewey, Joseph Stiglitz, Political Economy, pragmatism, Sarkozy Commission, social engineering, social indices