Pseudoscientific Bias in Polish Economics in 1948−1989
Pseudoscientific Bias in Polish Economics in 1948−1989
Author(s): Bogusław CzarnySubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: methodology of economics; pseudoscience; economics in Poland under communism
Summary/Abstract: In this article I analyse political economy in Poland in 1949−1989. I start with a presentation of pseudoscience. Next, using Robert Merton’s sociological approach and Anthony Derksen’s multicriterial approach, I try to prove that political economy in communist Poland meets the criteria to be considered a pseudoscience. I also present additional arguments for recognising this economy as a pseudoscience.
Journal: Warsaw Forum of Economic Sociology
- Issue Year: 11/2020
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 95-118
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English