RHETORIC AND IDEOLOGY IN ECONOMICS TEXTBOOKS: AN OVERVIEW

Authors : Anıl Aba

Pages : 1-14

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Publication Date : 2018-03-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :This paper reviews the somewhat disconnected studies on the introductory level economics textbooks.  First, specifying the best-sellers, it is argued that there is visible standardization and concentration in  the textbook market. Second, studies focusing on the rhetorical and ideological aspects of economics  textbooks are reviewed. While the heterodoxy, with determination, asserts that economics is inherently  political and ideological, the mainstream, understandably, tends to deny the ideological underpinnings  of the economics they do. After coherently reviewing the narrow literature, the paper contributes by  pointing out the gap in rhetoric-ideology nexus and suggesting an agenda for future research.
Keywords : Economics Textbooks, Ideology, Rhetoric