Peddling Science: An Essay Review of Science Bought and Sold: Essays in the Economics of Science.

Science Bought and Sold collects a large portion of the most relevant works on the ‘ economics of scientific knowledge production, ’ as well as other more recent and unpublished papers on the topic, and the long introductory essay by the editors is an illuminating guide to the field. In this critical notice, I argue that economic theorising about scientific research is providing a peaceful meeting point for many of the combatants in the ‘ science wars, ’ one from which both epistemic and political questions about science can be more rationally set forth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]