In economics the key behavioral idea is individual self-interest. In sociology it is the social “norm.” The first abstracts from society. The second presupposes it. In this seventh lecture in INET’s “How and How Not to Do Economics,” Robert Skidelsky looks at economics’ relationship with sociology. INET sincerely thanks the Julis-Rabinowitz Family for their generous ...
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