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• dismal science — noun Economics or the field of political economy. [N]ot a gay science, but a rueful which finds the secret of this universe in supply and demand . . . a dreary, desolate and, indeed, quite abject and distressing one; what we might call, by way of …   Wiktionary

• dismal science — Общая лексика: мрачная наука (i.e. economics (Thomas Carlyle (Томас Карлейль (1795 1881)), after reading Malthus (Томас Роберт Мальтус), called political economy the dismal science )) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• Dismal Science — The dismal science is a derogatory alternative name for economics devised by the Victorian historian Thomas Carlyle in the 19th century. The term is an inversion of the phrase gay science, meaning life enhancing knowledge. This was a familiar… …   Wikipedia

• Dismal Science — A term coined by Scottish writer, essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle to describe the discipline of economics. The term dismal science was inspired by T. R. Malthus gloomy prediction that population would always grow faster than food, dooming… …   Investment dictionary

• dismal science — эк. мрачная наука (согласно распространенному мнению, такое выражение употребил Т. Карлейль после знакомства с работами Т. Мальтуса по отношению к классической политической экономии, предсказывающей неизбежную бедноту рабочего класса; современные …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

• The dismal science — is a derogatory alternative name for economics devised by the Victorian historian Thomas Carlyle in the 19th century. The term is an inversion of the phrase gay science, meaning life enhancing knowledge , a reference to the technical skills of… …   Wikipedia

• Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science —   File:Naked economics.large.jpg …   Wikipedia

• the dismal science — Общая лексика: экономика (шутл.) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• social science — social scientist. 1. the study of society and social behavior. 2. a science or field of study, as history, economics, etc., dealing with an aspect of society or forms of social activity. [1775 85] * * * Any discipline or branch of science that… …   Universalium



• Prix Nobel de Science Économique — Prix de la Banque de Suède en sciences économiques en mémoire d Alfred Nobel Annonce du prix Nobel d économie en 2008. Le prix de la Banque de Suède en sciences économiques en mémoire d Alfred Nobel (en suédois : Sveriges Riksbanks pris i… …   Wikipédia en Français