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On the logical properties of Keynes’s theorising, and different approaches to the Keynes–institutionalism nexus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2019

Rod O'Donnell
Rod O'Donnell*
Affiliation:
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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*Corresponding author. Email: Rod.ODonnell@uts.edu.au
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Abstract

This paper replies to Hodgson (2019), which responds to my analysis and critique in O'Donnell (2018). My present aim is clarification of our respective positions, our agreements and disagreements, and their underlying causes. To this end, I elaborate further on the logic underpinning my initial paper, comment on several (not all) key points in Hodgson's response, and conclude with the matter of our different agendas. Space limitations preclude fuller discussion and encourage concise expression.

Keywords

Universal theorisinghistorically specific theorisingKeynes–institutionalism nexus
Type
Comment
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Journal of Institutional Economics , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 741 - 747
Copyright
Copyright © Millennium Economics Ltd 2019 

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