[I]deology is unavoidable in economics because... [of] valu… - John Komlos

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[I]deology is unavoidable in economics because... [of] values and an organizing system of thought... preconceived notions of how the world works. This is unavoidable.

John Komlos

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About John Komlos

(born 28 December 1944) is an American economic historian of Hungarian descent and former holder of the chair of economic history at the University of Munich.

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