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Economics ignores its own intellectual origins
Economics is uniquely self-referential within its own current time, being the only social science that does not relate in a sustained way to its origins (Ricardo, Marx, Smith), unlike jurisprudence or political science which engage with their founding thinkers.
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Branko MilanovicEvidence Quote
“it's the only social science that does not really relate in a sustained way with its origins.”
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