Welfare Economics
An Interpretive History
1st Edition
Published on 9. May 2019
240 pages
978-1-134-86445-4 (ISBN)
Description
Although it was an important specialization in economics in the mid-twentieth century, welfare economics has received less attention in the twenty-first century. This book explores the history of welfare economics, with a view to explaining its rise and subsequent decline.
Drawing on both philosophy and economics, this book offers a new and original perspective on the history of welfare economics, starting with Pigou and charting the trajectory of applied and theoretical welfare economics throughout the twentieth century.
This book will be of interest to students and researchers of philosophy, economics and history of economic thought.
Drawing on both philosophy and economics, this book offers a new and original perspective on the history of welfare economics, starting with Pigou and charting the trajectory of applied and theoretical welfare economics throughout the twentieth century.
This book will be of interest to students and researchers of philosophy, economics and history of economic thought.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-134-86445-4 (9781134864454)
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12/2020
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Person
Roger A. McCain is Professor of Economics at Drexel University, USA.
Content
1. Objective and Scope of the Work
2. Utilitarianism for Pigou's Welfare Economics
3. Pigou and the Economics of Welfare
4. The New Welfare Economics
5. The Success and Failure of the New Welfare Economics
6. Alternatives to Welfare Economics
7. Utilitarian Persisters
8. Is There a Way Forward? Should There Be?
2. Utilitarianism for Pigou's Welfare Economics
3. Pigou and the Economics of Welfare
4. The New Welfare Economics
5. The Success and Failure of the New Welfare Economics
6. Alternatives to Welfare Economics
7. Utilitarian Persisters
8. Is There a Way Forward? Should There Be?
