Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/262274 
Year of Publication: 
1999
Citation: 
[Journal:] International Journal of Social Economics [ISSN:] 0306-8293 [Volume:] 26 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Emerald Publishing [Place:] Bingley [Year:] 1999 [Pages:] 545-558
Publisher: 
Emerald Publishing, Bingley
Abstract: 
Dualism - the division of an object of study into separate, paired elements - is widespread in economic and social theorising: key examples are the divisions between agency and structure, the individual and society, mind and body, values and facts, and knowledge and practice. In recent years, dualism has been criticised as exaggerating conceptual divisions and promoting an oversimplified, reductive outlook. A possible alternative to dualism is the notion of duality, whereby the two elements are interdependent and no longer separate or opposed, although they remain conceptually distinct. This paper argues that duality, if handled carefully, can provide a superior framework to dualism for dealing with the complexity of economic and social institutions.
Subjects: 
dualism
duality
complexity
institutions
economic theory
JEL: 
A12
B41
B52
Z13
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)
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