Freedom, responsibility and economics of the person / / Jerome Ballet, Damien Bazin, Jean-Luc Dubois and Francois-Regis Mahieu

• Autore: Ballet Jerome
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.1
• Soggetto topico: Economics - Philosophy; Economics - Sociological aspects; Liberty - Economic aspects; Responsibility - Economic aspects; Phenomenology - Economic aspects; Economic development - Social aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Freedom and the capability approach -- Freedom and responsibility -- Person and responsibility -- Methodology of person-centred economics -- Illustrations of the economics of the person -- Vulnerability, identity and responsibility -- Fallibility and fragility -- From the economics of the person to the responsibilities of institutions and the social precautionary principle.
• Sommario/riassunto: The capability approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. It is now recognised as being highly beneficial in the analysis of poverty and inequality, but also in the redefinition of policies aimed at improving the well-being of individuals.The approach has been applied within numerous sectors, from health and education to sustainable development, but beyond the obvious interest that it represents for the classical economics tradition, it has also encountered certain limitations. While acknowledging the undeniable progress that the ap
• Titolo autorizzato: Freedom, responsibility and economics of the person
• ISBN: 1-138-22492-8; 0-203-79633-0; 1-135-13999-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910800085803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy