Economics as applied ethics
Subtitle: value judgements in welfare economics
By: Wilfred Beckerman
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780230278363; 9780230278370
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Welfare economics; Economics; Value
Description: "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."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1 Fact or value? A simple example: Sustainable development and the discount rate; title: Chapter 2 Positive propositions and value judgements; title: Chapter 3 Fact and value in welfare economics; title: Chapter 4 From individuals' choices to their welfare; title: Chapter 5 Pareto optimality and the social welfare function; title: Chapter 6 From individuals' welfare to social welfare; title: Chapter 7 Utilitarianism in welfare economics; title: Chapter 8 Critics of utilitarianism; title: Chapter 9 GDP and friends; title: Chapter 10 Happiness; title: Chapter 11 Why equality?; title: Chapter 12 Equality of what?; title: Chapter 13 The boundary of society: The boundary in space; title: Chapter 14 The boundary of society: The boundary in time; title: Chapter 15 The discount rate; title: Chapter 16 Valuing life; title: Chapter 17 Overview: Value judgements in welfare economics; title: Bibliography.