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On the Historiography of Economics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2009

Mark Blaug
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Economists suffer badly from what we might call “Cliophobia.” Why bother with the history of economic thought?, they ask. Why not just do economics? What is the point of constantly recalling the inadequate economics of yesterday instead of improving the economics of today and tomorrow?

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Journal of the History of Economic Thought , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , Spring 1990 , pp. 27 - 37
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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