Economics as applied ethics: value judgements in welfare economics

Economics as applied ethics: value judgements in welfare economics

Beckerman, Wilfred

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The focus of this textbook is on the link between ethics and economic policy analysis. Basic philosophical concepts are systematically described, followed by conventional welfare economic theory and policy, and applications to some topical economic problems such as income distribution and sustainable development. . WILFRED BECKERMAN Honorary Visiting Professor of Economics, University College London, UK; and Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. INDICE: Introduction - Fact or value? A smple example: sustainable development and the discount rate - Positive propositions and value judgements - Factand value in welfare economics - From individuals' choices to their welfare -Pareto optimality and the social welfare function - From individuals' welfares to society's welfare - Utilitarianism in welfare economics - Some major criticisms of utilitarianism - GDP and friends - Happiness - Why equality? - Whatequality? - The boundary of society: the boundary in space - The boundary of society: the boundary in time - Discounting the future - Valuing life - Overview: value judgements in welfare economics - Bibliography

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-27837-0
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 280
  • Fecha Publicación: 09/12/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Desconocido