The concept of “genericity” in political economy

Authors

  • Ramón García-Cobián Jáuregui

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21678/apuntes.33.382

Keywords:

Economic theory, theory of knowledge

Abstract

The author explains the concept of 'genericity' and maintains that it is essential for scientific models. Then, he defines the associated concept of 'exceptionality' and shows how some assumptions in political economics (like Marx's theory of the uniformity of the composition of capital or Morishima's industrial independence) are exceptional. Finally, he shows that successful Sraffian systems are generic.

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Published

1993-11-28

How to Cite

García-Cobián Jáuregui, R. (1993). The concept of “genericity” in political economy. Apuntes. Social Sciences Journal, (33), 99–111. https://doi.org/10.21678/apuntes.33.382

Issue

Apuntes 33

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Articles

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