Blending elements of psychology, philosophy, and sociology with economics, Etzioni presents a bold new vision of the social sciences - one which proposes that broader moral, social and political concerns modify economic behaviour and shape individual decision-making. In establishing the necessitary of moral and social considerations in economic behaviour, he provides a provocative new framework for a more comprehensive, ethical and realistic approach to the social sciences today.
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John W. Gardner Former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare The Moral Dimension: Toward A New Economics is at the leading edge of social thought in this country. It may be the most important book of the year. Alan Lewis Journal of Economic Psychology This is a book I will keep close to my desk and refer to often. It is packed with ideas eloquently expressed, if something new is to happen in economics (i.e., the emergence of a more behavioral, social, psychological economics), because of its wide appeal, this book will rank high among those providing the necessary momentum for change. Aaron Wildavsky University of California, Berkeley A seminal work that will help change our ideas about how the world works. Harvey Cox Harvard Divinity School Shows that unless economics and moral values are considered together, we will understand neither. Etzioni has built a sturdy bridge not only between economic theory and the humanities, but between economics and the entire cluster of disciplines that deals with human valuing and choosing. Although he signals some real dangers in continuing to apply outmoded rationalistic models, he also sketches the encouraging vision of a new economics that is once again integrated into a wider human enterprise.
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-0-02-909901-8 (9780029099018)
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Amitai Etzioni, University Professor at George Washington University and Visiting Professor at the Harvard Business School, 1987-89, is the author of numerous books, including The Active Society.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The New Paradigm: Underlying Themes
PART I: BEYOND PLEASURE: THE CASE FOR DEONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL SCIENCES
Introduction
Chapter 2: Pleasure, Altruism, and the Great X
Chapter 3: Substantive Differences: Moral Not Equal Pleasure
Chapter 4: Some Evidence: People Act Unselfishly
Chapter 5: The Irreducibility of Moral Behavior
PART II: BEYOND RATIONALISM: THE ROLE OF VALUES AND EMOTIONS
Introduction
Chapter 6: Normative-Affective Factors
Chapter 7: How Inefficient? The Scope of Intra-Cognitive Limitations
Chapter 8: What Is Rational?
Chapter 9: Instrumental Rationality: Supportive Condition
Chapter 10: Thoughtless Rationality (Rules of Thumb)
PART III: BEYOND RADICAL INDIVIDUALISM: THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY AND POWER
Introduction
Chapter 11: Collective (Macro) Rationality
Chapter 12: Encapsulated Competition
Chapter 13: Political Power and Intra-Market Relations
Chapter 14: In Conclusion: Policy and Moral Implications
Overview and Propositional Inventory
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
