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Thefirstthreechaptersconcernthegeneralcognitivefoundationofeco-
nomicresearch,whichisimportantforfurtherreadingandreflection.Chap-
ters4and5shouldalsobeusefulforresearchersnotinvolvedinthefield
ofeconomics.Chapters6–9strictlyrelatetoeconomics,bothinformand
content.Theypresenttheauthor’sthoughtsontheessentialpurposeof
economicsandtheusefulnessofthecategoriesdiscussedearlier.
Thestructureofthebookisbasedontherelationshipbetweencon-
ceptsratherthanonparticularfields,althoughthisisoftennoteditorially
pointedout.Themainsubjectsofthetextaretheprinciplesofmodelling
andtheorizingandtheirusefulnesstoeconomists,treatedbroadlyfromthe
perspectiveofthemethodologyofscience.Duetospaceconstraints,some
highlyimportantscientificideasarenotaddressedhere,suchasequilibrium,
force(alsoasaneconomicconcept),methodsofmeasurement,mereologi-
calprinciples,gamesandentropy.However,theyobviouslydeservedeep
discussionwithintheframeworkofeconomics.
Inthecourseofwritingthisbook,Iwasluckytohavethetechnicalsup-
portofAnnaKrysińska,Dr.PaulinaMalaczewska,Dr.MaciejMalaczewski,
Dr.DominikaMachowska,Dr.AnnaMichalakandDr.MariuszGórajski
(inpreparingtheelectronicversionofthetext),aswellasDr.Magdalena
Ulrichsforcarryingouteconometriccomputationsthatillustratetheuse-
fulnessofstatisticalmeasuresofpotentialGDP.Iamverygratefultoallof
them.IexpressveryspecialthankstoProf.DavidRamseyforreviewing
andeditorialcontribution,whichhelpedtoimproveessentiallytheclarity
ofthetext.SpecialmentiondeservesProf.MarekGruszczyński,theUni-
versityofŁódźPressreviewer,towhomIamobligedformanysuggestions
andcriticalremarksthathelpedtoimprovethereceptionofthisbook.
