“Power/Knowledge and Economic Theories,” Lahore Journal of Policy Studies. vol 4, No 1, p.
71-78, 2011
ABSTRACT
It is widely believed that human knowledge represents valuable information about the world we live
in. Historical studies of Michel Foucault led to the striking conclusion that human knowledge
cannot be separated from the power configurations governing society. In this paper, we study how
economic theories are shaped by socio-political power.
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