The “Other” Social Sciences

Herbert J. Kiesling
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Herbert J. Kiesling: Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Chapter 5 in Collective Goods, Neglected Goods:Dealing with Methodological Failure in the Social Sciences, 2000, pp 99-126 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:EconomicsStrengthsWeaknessesPsychologyStrengthsWeaknessesPolitical ScienceStrengthsWeaknessesSociologyStrengthsWeaknessesAnthropologyStrengthsWeaknessesPublic ChoiceStrengthsWeaknessesFirst Topic: Scientism in the Social SciencesScientism in psychologyScientism in political scienceScientism in sociologyTopic Two: Rational Choice Motivation from a Comprehensive Goal PerspectiveRational choice motivation from a comprehensive goal perspective in psychologyRational choice motivation from a comprehensive goal perspective in political scienceRational choice motivation from a comprehensive goal perspective in sociologyTopic Three: Subjective Empirical InvestigationAnthropologyWriters in the ‘Public Choice’ School

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Date: 2000
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