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Economics as applied ethics : fact and value in economic policy / Wilfred Beckerman.

Beckerman, Wilfred, author.
2017
HB99.3
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Title
Economics as applied ethics : fact and value in economic policy / Wilfred Beckerman.
Author
Beckerman, Wilfred, author.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9783319503196 (electronic book)
3319503197 (electronic book)
9783319503189
3319503189
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50319-6
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (314 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-50319-6 doi
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HB99.3
Dewey Decimal Classification
330.1556
Summary
This important textbook has been revised and updated to continue its focus on the link between ethics and economic policy analysis, whilst ensuring that perspectives addressing the moral limits of the market, latest behavioural economics literature, and the changes in inequality over the years are included. 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.
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This important textbook has been revised and updated to continue its focus on the link between ethics and economic policy analysis, whilst ensuring that perspectives addressing the moral limits of the market, latest behavioural economics literature, and the changes in inequality over the years are included. 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Economics as applied ethics. Fact and value in economic policy.
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Part 1. Basic Principles
1. Preview
2. The Main Concepts
3. Fact and Value in Personal Choice
4. How to Make 'Bad' Choices
5. Fact and Value in Economic Policy: three examples
6. From Economic 'Efficiency' to Economic Welfare
7. The 'Social Welfare Function'
8. The 'Mindless' Society
9. Utilitarianism: The Search For A Single Over-riding Value
10 Constraints on Utilitarianism
Part 2. Applications
11. GDP and Friends
12. Happiness
13. The Most Important Price: The Discount Rate
14. The Price of life
15. Equality: Fact or Value
16. Equality of What?
17. The Boundary of Society in Space
Annex to Chapter 17: How to share out equitably he burden of combating climate change
18. The Boundary of Society in Time
19. Overview: The Role of Welfare Economics.

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