Alternative Perspectives of a Good Society [electronic resource] /
Marangos, J.author.
Marangos, John,1962-
As a collection of alternative views on societies, methodologies, policies and assessment of the current elements of the society, Alternative Perspectives on a Good Society brings together different authors answering different questions all within the context of visions of a good society.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to alternative perspectives of a good society / John Marangos -- Marx and Engels' vision of building a good society / Al Campbell -- Gendered work in a "good society"-a paradox to care about / Karin Schönpflug -- Does the field of comparative economic systems care about the good society? A feminist angle on the need for institutional analysis in CES / Lynn S. Duggan and Barbara E. Hopkins -- The development ethics perspective of a good society / John Marangos and Nikos Astroulakis -- Demystifying finance : how to understand financialization and think of strategies for a good society / Dimitris P. Sotiropoulos, John Milios and Spyros Lapatsioras -- Labor standards, gender and decent work in newly industrialized countries : promoting the good society / Alex DeRuyter ... [et al.] -- A socially-sensitive developmental state : key economic and politico-institutional aspects / Nikolaos Karagiannis and Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi -- Obesity, evolutionary psychology and the good society / Steven Pressman -- Questions for a good society : concluding thoughts / Ellen Mutari.
As a collection of alternative views on societies, methodologies, policies and assessment of the current elements of the society, Alternative Perspectives on a Good Society brings together different authors answering different questions all within the context of visions of a good society.
Macroeconomics.
Economic theory.
Labor economics.
Finance, Public.
Sociology.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
Labor Economics.
Public Finance.
Sociology, general.