An evolutionary approach to social welfare / / Christian Sartorius

• Autore: Sartorius Christian <1959, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.15/56
• Soggetto topico: Welfare economics; Social justice; Social choice; Social values; Social policy; Public welfare; Evolutionary economics; Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: An evolutionary approach to social welfare
• ISBN: 1-134-35878-4; 1-134-35879-2; 0-429-23044-3; 1-280-05791-2; 0-203-35649-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910800060503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 51.