LEADER 02887oam 2200661I 450 001 9910799996103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-95616-6 010 $a1-136-95617-4 010 $a1-282-62919-0 010 $a9786612629198 010 $a0-203-84955-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203849552 035 $a(CKB)2560000000009994 035 $a(EBL)530335 035 $a(OCoLC)642661371 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000416654 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12101319 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416654 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10437461 035 $a(PQKB)10332315 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC530335 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL530335 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10394477 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL262919 035 $a(OCoLC)645254488 035 $a(PPN)156291606 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000009994 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aElements of an evolutionary theory of welfare $eassessing welfare when preferences change /$fMartin Binder 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge advances in social economics ;$v16 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-80708-7 311 $a0-415-56298-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Conceptual background and welfare terminology; 3 Other approaches to welfare economics; 4 A positive basis: The learning theory of consumption; 5 An evolutionary theory of welfare; 6 Evolutionary welfare economics; 7 Concluding remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aIt has always been an important task of economics to assess individual and social welfare. The traditional approach has assumed that the measuring rod for welfare is the satisfaction of the individual's given and unchanging preferences, but recent work in behavioural economics has called this into question by pointing out the inconsistencies and context-dependencies of human behaviour. When preferences are no longer consistent, we have to ask whether a different measure for individual welfare can, and should, be found. This book goes beyond the level of preference and instead conside 410 0$aRoutledge advances in social economics ;$v16. 606 $aWelfare economics 606 $aEconomics 615 0$aWelfare economics. 615 0$aEconomics. 676 $a330.15/56 700 $aBinder$b Martin$f1978-,$01587444 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910799996103321 996 $aElements of an evolutionary theory of welfare$93875257 997 $aUNINA