International Society for Ecological Economics
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Is ecological economics mainly a natural science or a social science? Ecologists may start from a natural science perspective emphasizing positivism and value-neutrality as their theory of science. When looking for similarly inclined scholars in the social sciences they will find friends among neoclassical economists. But theory of science is not limited to positivism and economics is much more than neoclassical economics. Social science includes a number of disciplines other than economics, such as sociology, political science and business economics that can contribute constructively to the present development dialogue.
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