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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828859103321

Autore

Sartorius Christian <1959->

Titolo

An evolutionary approach to social welfare / / Christian Sartorius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-35878-4

1-134-35879-2

0-429-23044-3

1-280-05791-2

0-203-35649-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 51

Disciplina

330.15/56

Soggetti

Welfare economics

Social justice

Social choice

Social values

Social policy

Public welfare

Evolutionary economics

Economics - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Evolution, behavior, and learning; Evolution and learning; the rise of behavioral plasticity; Motivation and well-being; Propagation of behavioral determinants; Coordination, cooperation, and social welfare; The significance of the group for the evolution of order and cooperation; Welfare and evolution; Conclusions; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

While not evident immediately, social norms and values play a crucial role in the theory of social choice. In the first half of the twentieth century, the special acknowledgement by economic theory of the autonomy of individuals and their subjective view of the world had led to the serious problem that socially acceptable decisions could not be



made in the absence of unanimity. In this work, social norms and values are reintroduced to overcome this shortcoming by applying a common standard and, thus, making individual preferences comparable. In particular, it is shown, how the adoption of thes