TY  - BOOK
AU  - Backhouse,Roger
TI  - The puzzle of modern economics: science or ideology 
SN  - 9780521825542 (hardback)
AV  - HB87 .B235 2010
U1  - 330 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Economics
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Economic policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I. Economics in Action: 2. Creating new markets; 3. Creating a market economy; 4. Globalization and welfare; 5. Money and finance; Part II. Historical Perspectives: 6. Creating a 'scientific' economics; 7. The quest for rigorous macroeconomics; 8. Science and ideology; 9. Heterodoxy and dissent; Part III. Evaluation: 10. Economic science and economic myth; Supplementary note on the literature
N2  - "This book cuts through the confusion and controversy about whether modern economics has succeeded or failed"--
ER  -