Title:
Economics as applied ethics : Value judgements in welfare economics.
Author:
Beckerman, Wilfred.
ISBN:
9780230278370
9780230278363
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Physical Description:
269 s.
General 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.
Abstract:
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.