The failure of orthodox economic analysis to provide acceptable answers to the dominant contemporary policy problems has given rise to a widespread feeling of 'methodological crisis' in the discipline. Students find it increasingly hard to relate to a textbook-authenticated paradigm which seems to be in the process of disintegration. The object of this book is to put some of the current theoretical controversies into long term perspective by tracing their historical antecedents. A connected object is to interpret some of the doctrinal divisions in the modern debate by showing that they spring from profound disagreements about what economics is and what questions the economist ought to be trying to answer. It examines the way leading theorists have adapted their theories and concepts to major changes in the problem-situation facing policy makers. The book is in no sense exhaustive (either in the range of theories or in the selection of theorists discussed) but focuses particularly on ch
First published in 1953, this is Miss Deane's final report on her inquiry into the problems of social accounting in the two territories of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. In her introduction, Miss Deane discusses the purpose of social accounting, and the accounting framework used for her study. Parts II and III review the economies of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland; methods of estimate are set out in appendixes. Part IV describes experiments in village social accounting, the problems involves, and the results obtained; and an appendix gives an annotated list of published and unpublished budget surveys made for the Central African region. Part V gives conclusions.
