Economic analysis, moral philosophy, and public policy
This 2006 book shows through accessible argument and numerous examples how understanding moral philosophy can improve economic analysis, how moral philosophy can benefit from economists' analytical tools, and how economic analysis and moral philosophy together can inform public policy. Part I e...
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New York :
Cambridge University Press
2006.
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| Edition: | Second edition |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623544206719 |
Table of Contents:
- Ethics and economics?
- Ethics in welfare economics: two examples
- Ethics in positive economics: two examples
- Rationality and morality
- Rationality
- Rationality in positive and normative economics
- Rationality, norms, and morality
- Welfare and consequences
- Utilitarianism and consequentialism
- Welfare
- Efficiency
- Liberty, rights, equality, and justice
- Liberty, rights, and libertarianism
- Equality and egalitarianism
- Justice and contractualism
- Moral mathematics
- Social choice theory
- Game theory
- Conclusions
- Pollution transfers and school vouchers: normative economics reconsidered
- Economics and ethics, hand in hand
- Appendix: How could ethics matter to economics?
