The culture of science, epistemology, and resource policy

In: Social science quarterly, Band 70, Heft Jun 89

Abstract

Simon's complaint that Robinson Crusoe was not a resource allocator suffers from a failure to define what is meant by a 'resource', by a failure to elaborate a meaningful concept of technology and technological change, by an overstated position on the importance of Crusoe as a heuristic device, and by the persistent belief that population growth holds the secret to the salvation of planet earth. (Abstract amended)