Theory of informational economy as a paradigm of economic theory: the case of methodologically dubious analysis
The author analyses the justification of the consideration of informational economy as one of the new research paradigms of economic science. He reveals the content of the notion of “paradigm” and ambiguity of its use in social sciences. Criteria are proposed for considering a theory an economic paradigm. The author considers methodological peculiarities of the use, in economic analysis, of the paradigms theory as one of the neo-positivist models of structuring and development of scientific knowledge.