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| 100 | 1 | _aBeckerman, Wilfred | |
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_aEconomics as applied ethics _bvalue judgements in welfare economics |
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_aNew York _bPalgrave Macmillan _c2011 |
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| 300 | _ax,269p. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. | ||
| 505 | 8 | _aMachine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Fact or value? A simple example: Sustainable development and the discount rate -- Chapter 2 Positive propositions and value judgements -- Chapter 3 Fact and value in welfare economics -- Chapter 4 From individuals' choices to their welfare -- Chapter 5 Pareto optimality and the social welfare function -- Chapter 6 From individuals' welfare to social welfare -- Chapter 7 Utilitarianism in welfare economics -- Chapter 8 Critics of utilitarianism -- Chapter 9 GDP and friends -- Chapter 10 Happiness -- Chapter 11 Why equality? -- Chapter 12 Equality of what? -- Chapter 13 The boundary of society: The boundary in space -- Chapter 14 The boundary of society: The boundary in time -- Chapter 15 The discount rate -- Chapter 16 Valuing life -- Chapter 17 Overview: Value judgements in welfare economics -- Bibliography. | |
| 520 | _a"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."-- | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aWelfare economics. | |
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_aEconomics _xMoral and ethical aspects. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aValue. | |
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