A review of the crisis in economics (Keynesianism versus monetarism)

This paper reviews the different elements suggesting the existence of a crisis inthe economic science. In particular it is examined the possibility or impossibility of coexistenceof different paradigms in Economics; is it possible the synthesis of different paradigms?why yes or why no? Also, it is r...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Meller, Patrício
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1987
País:Brasil
Recursos:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:portugués
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Acesso em linha:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/1667
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Keynesianism
monetarism
history of economic thought
economic methodology
Keynesianismo
monetarismo
história do pensamento econômico
metodologia econômica
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Resumo:This paper reviews the different elements suggesting the existence of a crisis inthe economic science. In particular it is examined the possibility or impossibility of coexistenceof different paradigms in Economics; is it possible the synthesis of different paradigms?why yes or why no? Also, it is reviewed the recent rnethodology discussion related to thelack of relevance and lack of explanation of Reality of present formal and esoteric theoreticmodels; modern formal theory is more interested in optimizing than in explaining. How didwe arrive to this state of affairs and what to do about it. Latin America faces urgent economicproblems, therefore relevance should be the main focus of most economic research. JEL Classification: B22; B41.