Political Economy, Linguistics and Culture Crossing Bridges /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Backhaus, Jürgen G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Series: European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences ; 5
• Subjects: Political science.; Linguistics.; Economic history.; Economic policy.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Economics.; Methodology/History of Economic Thought.; Economic Policy.; Linguistics, general.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Political Science.

During the late 19th and throughout the 20th century, social sciences in general and economics in particular have undergone enormous progress. This has led to something of an embarrassment of riches. While certain topics have been fully researched to the point where the marginal benefit from further...