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Science Bought and Sold: Essays in the Economics of Science
by Philip J. Mirowski

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Publisher Comments:

"A serious reconsideration of the 'economics of science' is long overdue," say Philip Mirowski and Esther-Mirjam Sent in the introduction to Science Bought and Sold. Indeed, it is only recently that one could speak of a field of economics of science at all. Although it has long been accepted that economics can provide useful tools with which to understand science, economics has only lately shifted its focus to the economic agent as information processor, making it more broadly applicable to science.

Bringing together central themes in this emerging discipline, the editors have assembled important articles that provide a wider context and background against which the economics of science can be evaluated. Roughly one-third of the essays presented here are original papers, and the rest are critical articles previously published in the field. From essays examining economic welfare to the idea of scientists as agents to the digital aspects of higher education,Science Bought and Sold presents a comprehensive overview of the new directions of this expanding area.

Contributors:

Kenneth J. Arrow

Mario Biagioli

William A. Brock

Michel Callon

Partha Dasgupta

Paul A. David

Steven N. Durlauf

Paul Forman

Steve Fuller

D. Wade Hands

Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap

Philip Kitcher

Sharon G. Levin

Richard R. Nelson

David F. Noble

Michael Polanyi

Gary Rhoades

Charles Sanders Peirce

Sheila Slaughter

Paula E. Stephan

Stephen Turner

James R. Wible

John Ziman

Book News Annotation:

The very notion of an economics of science has traditionally turned the stomachs of both economists and natural scientists, but the economists and historians and philosophers of science who write here believe that drastic and profound changes in the social organization of science, particularly in their own turfs of America and Europe, have forced the issue into daylight.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

"A serious reconsideration of the 'economics of science' is long overdue," say Philip Mirowski and Esther-Mirjam Sent in the introduction to "Science Bought and Sold." Indeed, it is only recently that one could speak of a field of economics of science at all. Although it has long been accepted that economics can provide useful tools with which to understand science, economics has only lately begun to be recognized as a fundamental component that directly affects science studies. Bringing together central themes in this emerging discipline, the editors have assembled important articles that provide a wider context and background against which the economics of science can be evaluated. Many of the essays presented here are original papers, and the rest are critical articles previously published in the field. From essays examining economic welfare to the idea of scientists as agents to the digital aspects of higher education, "Science Bought and Sold" presents a comprehensive overview of the new directions of this expanding area.
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About the Author

Philip Mirowski is the Carl Koch Professor of Economics and the History and Philosophy of Science and fellow of the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at the University of Notre Dame.

Esther-Mirjam Sent is associate professor in the Department of Economics and faculty fellow of the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at the University of Notre Dame.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780226538570
Subtitle:
Essays in the Economics of Science
Editor:
Mirowski, Philip J.
Editor:
Mirowski, Philip J.
Editor:
Mirowski, Philip; Sent, Esther-Mirjam
Editor:
Sent, Esther-Mirjam
Author:
Sent, Esther-Mirjam
Author:
Mirowski, Philip
Editor:
Sent, Esther-Mirjam
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Location:
Chicago, IL
Subject:
Science
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Economics
Subject:
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:
Research
Subject:
Industries - General
Subject:
Economics - General
Subject:
Philosophy & Aspects
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:
643
Publication Date:
January 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
580
Dimensions:
9.06x6.00x1.25 in. 1.69 lbs.
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