Open AccessControversies around Economics and Economists
Author(s) -
Stanisław Kowalczyk
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
kwartalnik nauk o przedsiębiorstwie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2719-3276
pISSN - 1896-656X
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0012.7774
Subject(s) - prestige , subject (documents) , positive economics , economics , applied economics , neoclassical economics , social science , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , library science , computer science
Economics, like other sciences, is met with critical remarks and polemics from other areas of knowledge related to their findings and achievements. However, what distinguishes the critical trend towards economics and economists, especially in recent years, is special. It is characterized first of all by the exceptional intensity of critics, often taking the form of an attack, depreciating the status of economics as a science, and secondly, more and more frequent critical comments from the economists themselves. These issues are the subject of this article. The author tries to identify the main reasons for these critical remarks, he is considering the reality of the economic crisis and the sources of weakening the social prestige of economists. In conclusion, the actions necessary to reverse these trends that are unfavor-able for economics and economists are outlined.