Foucault's Archaeology of Political Economy

This book provides a critical reading of Foucault's writings on the archaeology of political economy, analyzing some of Foucault's contributions to the methodology of economics, historiography of economic thought and studies on Adam Smith's context and writings. It reconstructs Foucault's archaeology, relating it to current debates in economics.

'This book is useful as a guide to Foucault's archaeology of political economy...' -Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics

Autorentext
IARA VIGO DE LIMA is Professor of Economics at Federal University of Parana, Brazil.

Inhalt
Introduction PART I: FOUCAULT'S ARCHAEOLOGY Foucault's Context The Archaeology of Knowledge PART II: ARCHAEOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS Archaeology, Methodology and Historiography of Economics Political Economy as a Paradigmatic and Epistemic Shift Some of Foucault's Contributions to Reconsidering the Debate on Smith's Context and Writings Conclusion