"The analytical framework can not be a goal in itself"

"The concepts and theories should be used with rigor and the analytical framework has a role to take. Meanwhile, if we are dealing with economics, the analytical framework can not be a goal in itself."

J. Cadima Ribeiro

(excerto de comunicação apresentada na "Economists of Education International conference", que decorreu em Santiago de Compostela entre 8 e 10 de Setembro pp.)