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Economics as applied ethics : fact and value in economic policy / Wilfred Beckerman [electronic resource]
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Computer filePublication details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (314 pages)ISBN: - 9783319503196 (E-book)
- HB 99.3 B42E 2017
Contents:
Introduction -- Basic principles -- Preview -- The main concepts -- Fact and value in personal choice -- How to make ‘bad’ choices -- Fact and value in public policy : three examples -- From economic ‘efficiency’ to economic welfare -- The ‘mindless society’ -- Utilitarianism : the search for an overriding value -- Utilitarianism and Its constraints -- Applications -- GDP and friends -- Well-being and happiness -- The discount -- The price of life -- Equality : ‘fact’ or ‘value’?
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SPU Library, Bangkok (Main Campus) | Electronic Resources | On Display | HB 99.3 B42E 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 9783319503196 |
Total holds: 0
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Basic principles -- Preview -- The main concepts -- Fact and value in personal choice -- How to make ‘bad’ choices -- Fact and value in public policy : three examples -- From economic ‘efficiency’ to economic welfare -- The ‘mindless society’ -- Utilitarianism : the search for an overriding value -- Utilitarianism and Its constraints -- Applications -- GDP and friends -- Well-being and happiness -- The discount -- The price of life -- Equality : ‘fact’ or ‘value’?
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