ECONOMIC HISTORY: SCIENCE HISTORY AND METHODOLOGY (PART 1)
The article is devoted to the history formation and development of the economic history as the independent field of research; the main methodological principals and methodical techniques, applying in historical-economic research are discussed.
Keywords: economic theory, economic history development stages, comparative method, statistical
method, quantitative measurements method, historical method, historical materialism method,
systemic analysis principle, “long duration”, “mindset”, “new history”, quantitative history, “new
economic historians”.
Igor N. Shapkin, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of “Economic theory and history of economics” department of the Financial University under the government of the Russian Federation in Moscow.