The Handbook of Rational and Social Choice
Published on 15. January 2009
Book
Hardback
608 pages
978-0-19-929042-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Rational and Social Choice provides an overview of issues arising in work on the foundations of decision theory and social choice over the past three decades. Drawing on work by economic theorists mainly, but also with contributions from political science, philosophy and psychology, the collection shows how the related areas of decision theory and social choice have developed in their applications and moved well beyond the basic models of expected utility and utilitarian approaches to welfare economics.
Containing twenty-three contributions, in many cases by leading figures in their fields, the handbook shows how the normative foundations of economics have changed dramatically as more general and explicit models of utility and group choice have been developed. This is perhaps the first time these developments have been brought together in a manner that seeks to identify and make accessible the recent themes and developments that have been of particular interest to researchers in recent years. The collection will be of particular value to researchers in economics with interests in utility or welfare but it will also be of interest to any social scientist or philosopher interested in theories of rationality or group decision-making.
Containing twenty-three contributions, in many cases by leading figures in their fields, the handbook shows how the normative foundations of economics have changed dramatically as more general and explicit models of utility and group choice have been developed. This is perhaps the first time these developments have been brought together in a manner that seeks to identify and make accessible the recent themes and developments that have been of particular interest to researchers in recent years. The collection will be of particular value to researchers in economics with interests in utility or welfare but it will also be of interest to any social scientist or philosopher interested in theories of rationality or group decision-making.
Reviews / Votes
...a rich resource of material in individual and collective choice. * Conrad Heilman_Journal of Economics and Philosophy Volume 28 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1187 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-929042-0 (9780199290420)
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Paul Anand | Prasanta Pattanaik | Clemens Puppe
The Handbook of Rational and Social Choice
E-Book
01/2009
OUP eBook
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Persons
Paul Anand is currently Professor of Economics, Decision Sciences, and Philosophy at the Open University and a Research Associate with the Health Economics Research Centre at Oxford University. Previously he has held a number of posts including Research Fellowships at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He has also acted as consultant for a number of organisations including the OECD and the NHS.
Prasanta Pattanaik is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of California, Riverside. Previously he has held a number of research and teaching posts including Nuffield College, Oxford University and Harvard University. He has also acted as editor on a number of journals including Social Choice and Welfare, Journal of Human Development, and Journal of International Trade and Development.
Clemens Puppe is Professor of Economics at the University of Karlsruhe. Previously he has held a number of posts including an Associate Professorship at the University of Bonn and Visiting Fellowships at the Universities of California at Davis and Harvard University.
Prasanta Pattanaik is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of California, Riverside. Previously he has held a number of research and teaching posts including Nuffield College, Oxford University and Harvard University. He has also acted as editor on a number of journals including Social Choice and Welfare, Journal of Human Development, and Journal of International Trade and Development.
Clemens Puppe is Professor of Economics at the University of Karlsruhe. Previously he has held a number of posts including an Associate Professorship at the University of Bonn and Visiting Fellowships at the Universities of California at Davis and Harvard University.
Content
Introduction ; UTILITY THEORY, RATIONALITY AND DECISION-MAKING ; 1. Expected Utility Theory ; 2. Rank-dependent Utility ; 3. Applications of Non-Expected Utility ; 4. Ambiguity ; 5. The Normative Status of the Independence Axiom ; 6. The Rationality of Intransitive Preference: Foundations for the Modern View ; 7. Dutch Book Arguments ; 8. Experimental Tests of Rationality ; 9. State-Dependent Utility ; 10. Choice over Time ; 11. Imitation and Learning ; 12. Diversity ; SOCIAL CHOICE AND WELFARE ; 13. Limits of Utilitarianism as the Ethical Basis of Public Action ; 14. Consequentialism and Non-Consequentialism: The Axiomatic Approach ; 15. Freedom of Choice ; 16. Responsibility ; 17. Equality and Priority ; 18. Rawlsian Justice ; 19. Judgement Aggregation: A Survey ; 20. Population Ethics ; 21. Distributive Justice: An Overview of Experimental Evidence ; 22. Social Choice in Health and Healthcare ; 23. The Capabilities Approach