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Discussion on Social Capital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

B. Delworth Gardner*
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Extract

At a time when economists have been accused of being imperialistic for attempting to infiltrate other social sciences, we should not be too surprised by attempts to incorporate other social sciences into economics. The Lynne paper is clearly an effort in this direction. The other two attempt to reform or broaden the mainstream neoclassical model.

Type
Invited Papers and Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1995

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