Ideologies, Institutions, and Interests: Why Economic Ideas Don't Compete on a Level Playing Field.

The article focuses on ideas, truth, and the academy-state relationship. Topics include that ideas are associated with people and people interact within institutions; relationship of institutions with survivability; and that social scientists need a more nuanced approach to how ideas, institutions,...

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Published in:Independent Review Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 63 - 79
Main Authors: CALLAIS, JUSTIN T., SALTER, ALEXANDER WILLIAM
Format: Article
Published: Independent Institute Summer2020
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Summary:The article focuses on ideas, truth, and the academy-state relationship. Topics include that ideas are associated with people and people interact within institutions; relationship of institutions with survivability; and that social scientists need a more nuanced approach to how ideas, institutions, and interests play out in generating social change.