Economic Policy Under Uncertainty The Role Of Truth And Accountability In Policy Advice

Economic Policy under Uncertainty maintains that the question of truth and accountability has not received particular attention in the literature on economic methodology. It goes on to argue that pragmatic theories relate concepts of truth to the beliefs, thoughts and intentional actions of individuals, blurring the relationship between theory and practice. The contributors address the difficulties faced by economic policy-makers when basing policy decisions on economic advice. They avoid dualistic alternatives between truth-oriented academic theory and economic policy practice and remove the epistemic privilege for academic economists. The question of how economists can be made accountable for policies made as a result of their counsel is also examined.Mooslechner, Peter is the author of 'Economic Policy Under Uncertainty The Role Of Truth And Accountability In Policy Advice', published 2005 under ISBN 9781843764854 and ISBN 1843764857.