Abstract

PAULA, João Antônio de. Elective affinities and economic thought: 1870-1914.Translated byPedro Rocha de Oliveira. Kriterion [online]. 2006, vol.2Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0100-512X.

This article seeks to demonstrate that the concept of "elective affinities" can be applied to the relations between economic thought, literature, and philosophy. Emphasis is given to Institutionalist thought, the German historical school, and neoclassical thought.

Keywords : Economic Thought; Classical Political Economy; Neoclassical Economics; German Historical School; Institutionalism; Elective Affinities.