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The Methodological Basis of Hirschman's Development Economics: Pattern Model vs. General Laws

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posted on 2024-06-28, 16:13 authored by Charles Wilber, Steve Francis
Abstract This paper attempts to understand the methodological foundations of Albert Hirschman's work in development economics. His work clearly differs from the formal and econometric approach of standard economics. Because of this Hirschman is often dismissed as a pamphleteer. This paper argues that Hirschman's work can be understood as an example of what philosophers of social science call holistic pattern modeling. Resumen Este trabajo intenta una comparación de los fundamentos metodologicos del trabajo de Albert Hirschman sobre economía de desarrollo. Su trabajo difiere claramente del enfoque formal y econométrico típico de la teoria económica tradicional. Por esta causa se acusa a Hirschman de panfletario. Este trabajo mantiene que el trabajo de Hirschman puede entenderse como un ejemplo de lo que los filósofos de las ciencias sociales denominan patrones totalizadores.

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