Problem with Piketty is problem with Freakonomics is problem with 538; childish insistence that "the data" must give you definitive answers
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Replying to @dsquareddigest
@dsquareddigest nope - Piketty’s argument is explicitly sociological - that data reveal social relations that would otherwise be occulted.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@henryfarrell and Jamie Galbraith's whole criticism of the book is that it doesn't take the social and political angle seriously enough1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @dsquareddigest
@dsquareddigest Jamie Galbraith’s real criticism seems to me that it doesn’t take Jamie Galbraith and his mates seriously enough.1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes -
Replying to @henryfarrell
@henryfarrell I think that is actually a legitimate criticism too; he reinvents a lot of wheels and makes some fast mistakes as a result4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@dsquareddigest @henryfarrell A lot of academic work is replicating of one discipline into another (i.e. reinventing the wheel).
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