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Abstract
Politics and economics interact. As a consequence, political science textbooks must often relate to the economic dimension—implicitly or explicitly. But we know very little about how these textbooks relate to economics. Are they merely unreflective customers of neoclassical economics or do they strive for a cross-disciplinary approach? An analysis of five American textbooks identifies two very different and concurrent interactions between politics and economics. The first is a theoretically conceived market economy in which market forces independently drive growth and create equilibrium, where politics has a rather secluded role. The second is the actually existing mixed economy, characterized by increased inequality, economic concentration, power, and environmental problems, influenced by a state forced to regulate. The problems of operating with such a dichotomy— and possible solutions to it — are being explored in the article.
Original language | Danish |
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Journal | Journal of Political Science Education |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 79-94 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISSN | 1551-2169 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Politologers brug af økonomi i lærebøger
Madsen, P. T. (Project Participant)
15/08/2006 → 11/01/2011
Project: Research