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10.7560/734111
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 0306-8293
- DOI
- 10.1108/EUM0000000000479
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Evaluates the significance of Clarence Edwin Ayres contribution tothe historical development of the institutionalist school of economicthought. Summarizes Ayres philosophy of pragmatic instrumentalism andintegrates it into his theory of economic progress, which isdisaggregated into its component parts his theory of normative valuehis theory of economic causation and his theory of economic policy.Thoroughly explicates and carefully evaluates each of these theories.Concludes that Clarence Ayres has made an important contribution to thehistory of institutionalism by synthesizing the pragmatic philosophy ofC.S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey with the institutionaleconomics of Thorstein B. Veblen, John R. Commons, and Wesley C.Mitchell.
Journal
International Journal of Social Economics – Emerald Publishing
Published: Feb 1, 1992