Journal article
HOMO ECONOMICUS IN PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
We are concerned about the growing body of critical literature against the use of neoclassical economics (nce) in geography. Examples in this literature share important characteristics, namely, a concern about the philosophy of science, a scepticism about the utility of mathematical modelling, and an aversion to homo economicus. Since these subjects are often misunderstood, we first provide brief reviews. We then use this background to examine …
Authors
Myers GM; Papageorgiou YY
Journal
Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 380–399
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
12 1991
DOI
10.1111/j.1541-0064.1991.tb01302.x
ISSN
0008-3658