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> relationship between economics and finance in a classical "follow the money" trail of thought. What specifically are you claiming?

• jahaja 10y ago
  That the study of economics has a strong connection to both capital and power while sociology is more academic/institutional and thus less influential.
  • dredmorbius 10y ago
    This. In spades. J.K. Galbraith (an economist himself) has claimed largely the same himself, and he's hardly the only one (within the field). (Update) Some examples: https://unlearningeconomics.wordpress.com/tag/economists/ https://unlearningeconomics.wordpress.com/tag/economists/
  • trendia 10y ago
    Except for Stiglitz, Borjas, Piketty, etc.
  • sdenton4 10y ago
    True dat. Economics has a number of reformers, in endless battle with an elite who make their names and fortunes by telling power what it wants to hear (and dressing it up with shamanistic differential equations to give the appearance of credibility).