Schumpeter on the integration of theory and history
Mario da Graca Moura
The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2003, vol. 10, issue 2, 279-301
Abstract:
This paper assesses Joseph Schumpeter's agenda for the integration of theory and history. On the basis of a critical realist conception of the nature of historical theory it is argued that Schumpeter's aims are at odds with his analytical strategy: his implicit ontology cannot be reconciled with his conception of theory. An illustration is provided as to how this mismatch is reproduced in Schumpeter's substantive attempts to integrate theory and history, and brief reflections are offered as to why this mismatch arose and endured.
Keywords: Schumpeter; Historical Economics; Methodology; Ontology; Critical Realism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1080/0967256032000066909
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