Economics as applied ethics :
Beckerman, Wilfred.
Economics as applied ethics : value judgements in welfare economics / Wilfred Beckerman. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - x, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Machine 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.
9780230278363 0230278361 9780230278370 (pbk.) 023027837X (pbk.)
Welfare economics.
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Value.
174 / BEC
Economics as applied ethics : value judgements in welfare economics / Wilfred Beckerman. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - x, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Machine 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.
9780230278363 0230278361 9780230278370 (pbk.) 023027837X (pbk.)
Welfare economics.
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Value.
174 / BEC
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