Historical Trends of “Japanese Radicals”:

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Other Title
  • 「日本のラディカルズ」の帰趨
  • Rethinking Methodological Reflections in the 1970s.
  • ─1970年代における方法的内省の再考─

Abstract

<p>In Japan in the 1970s, there was widespread reflection among modern economists on methodological foundations of economics. This reflection found common ground with the objections of the American radicals of the same period. Takamitsu Sawa later called this trend “Japanese radicals,” commenting that while American radicals questioned the value premises of economics, Japanese radicals remained</p><p>methodological considerations. Using Sawa’s expression “Japanese Radicals” as a supporting line, this paper examines the universe of discourse of methodological reflection in Japan in the 1970s, and clarify that in the discussions of that time, there were also questions about the search for new “justice” and value assumptions that were not limited to narrowly defined methodologies. At the same time, the paper clarified the social context behind the trends in Japan and the U.S., including the differences in the position of mainstream neoclassical economics, the position of Marx’s thought, and the existence of an economic discussion forum that assumed general readers.</p>

Journal

  • The Journal of Economics

    The Journal of Economics 84 (1), 2-21, 2024-03-29

    Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo

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Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390862699742442112
  • DOI
    10.32173/jeut.84.1_2
  • ISSN
    24344192
    00229768
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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