Economic advice as a vocation: Symbioses of scientific and political authority

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 304-323

  Davies, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti trust; Authority; Economics; Expertise; Vocation; Weber

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATION; POLITICS; SCIENCE; SOCIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTITRUST LAWS; AUTHORITARIANISM; CAREER CHOICE; ECONOMICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; RATIONALIZATION; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 79958018330     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2011.01366.x     Document Type: Article

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