Ethics, economics, and politics [[electronic resource] ] : principles of public policy / / I.M.D. Little
| Ethics, economics, and politics [[electronic resource] ] : principles of public policy / / I.M.D. Little |
| Autore | Little Ian Malcolm David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320/.6/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
Economics - Philosophy Political science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-926872-X
0-19-153140-5 1-281-93058-X 9786611930585 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I. ECONOMICS AND PHILOSOPHY; 1. Personal Utility and Welfare; Expected Utility and Risk; Risk and Fluctuations; Risk and Equality; Utility and Positive Economics; Utility and Normative Economics; 2. Collective Utility and Welfare; 3. Welfare Economics; Theoretical Welfare Economics; Applied Welfare Economics and Cost-Benefit Analysis; PART II. POLITICS AND PHILOSOPHY; 4. The Role of the State; Limitations of State Authority; Individual Rights; Social Contract and Property; Property and Property Rights
5. Utilitarianism: Theory and ApplicationsUtility and the Value of Life; The State and Population Policy; What Constituency Now?-On Citizens and Foreigners; The State and Saving for the Future; 6. Utilitarianism, Justice, and Equality; Utilitarianism and Equality; Rawls's Theory of Justice; The Meaning of Justice; Distributive Justice; Interstate Distributive Justice; Dworkin and Equalizing Resources; The Measurement of Equality; Summary; 7. Contractarianism; 8. Communitarianism; PART III. ECONOMICS AND POLITICS; Introduction; 9. Games, Conventions, and Public Goods; Games; Conventions Public Goods and the State10. Positive Political Economy; Endogenizing Government; Democratic and Authoritarian Government; Collective Choice and Voting; Economic Policy under Relatively Autonomous Government; Economic Policy under Democracy; Modelling Political Economy Explanations of Policies and Trends; The Political Economy of Protection in Industrialized Countries; The Growth of Government in Industrialized Countries; Protection and Import Substitution in Developing Countries; Policy Reform in Developing Countries; An Interim Jejune Report on Endogenizing Government 11. Normative Political EconomyFurther Consideration of Government and Distribution; Rent-seeking and Corruption; PART IV. ETHICS, ECONOMICS, AND POLITICS; 12. The Principles of Public Policy; A Résumé of Parts I, II, and III; The Philosophical Framework; The Scale of Government Expenditure; The Boundaries of Public Policy; References; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Subjects; B; C; D; E; G; J; P; Q; R; S; U; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465749003321 |
Little Ian Malcolm David
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethics, economics, and politics [[electronic resource] ] : principles of public policy / / I.M.D. Little
| Ethics, economics, and politics [[electronic resource] ] : principles of public policy / / I.M.D. Little |
| Autore | Little Ian Malcolm David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 162 p |
| Disciplina | 320/.6/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
Economics - Philosophy Political science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-281-93058-X
0-19-926872-X 9786611930585 0-19-153140-5 0-19-160129-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795838303321 |
Little Ian Malcolm David
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethics, economics, and politics : principles of public policy / / I.M.D. Little
| Ethics, economics, and politics : principles of public policy / / I.M.D. Little |
| Autore | Little Ian Malcolm David |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 162 p |
| Disciplina | 320/.6/01 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
Economics - Philosophy Political science - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-281-93058-X
0-19-926872-X 9786611930585 0-19-153140-5 0-19-160129-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I. ECONOMICS AND PHILOSOPHY -- 1. Personal Utility and Welfare -- Expected Utility and Risk -- Risk and Fluctuations -- Risk and Equality -- Utility and Positive Economics -- Utility and Normative Economics -- 2. Collective Utility and Welfare -- 3. Welfare Economics -- Theoretical Welfare Economics -- Applied Welfare Economics and Cost-Benefit Analysis -- PART II. POLITICS AND PHILOSOPHY -- 4. The Role of the State -- Limitations of State Authority -- Individual Rights -- Social Contract and Property -- Property and Property Rights -- 5. Utilitarianism: Theory and Applications -- Utility and the Value of Life -- The State and Population Policy -- What Constituency Now?-On Citizens and Foreigners -- The State and Saving for the Future -- 6. Utilitarianism, Justice, and Equality -- Utilitarianism and Equality -- Rawls's Theory of Justice -- The Meaning of Justice -- Distributive Justice -- Interstate Distributive Justice -- Dworkin and Equalizing Resources -- The Measurement of Equality -- Summary -- 7. Contractarianism -- 8. Communitarianism -- PART III. ECONOMICS AND POLITICS -- Introduction -- 9. Games, Conventions, and Public Goods -- Games -- Conventions -- Public Goods and the State -- 10. Positive Political Economy -- Endogenizing Government -- Democratic and Authoritarian Government -- Collective Choice and Voting -- Economic Policy under Relatively Autonomous Government -- Economic Policy under Democracy -- Modelling Political Economy Explanations of Policies and Trends -- The Political Economy of Protection in Industrialized Countries -- The Growth of Government in Industrialized Countries -- Protection and Import Substitution in Developing Countries -- Policy Reform in Developing Countries -- An Interim Jejune Report on Endogenizing Government.
11. Normative Political Economy -- Further Consideration of Government and Distribution -- Rent-seeking and Corruption -- PART IV. ETHICS, ECONOMICS, AND POLITICS -- 12. The Principles of Public Policy -- A Résumé of Parts I, II, and III -- The Philosophical Framework -- The Scale of Government Expenditure -- The Boundaries of Public Policy -- References -- Index of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Subjects -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- J -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- U -- V -- W. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960376603321 |
Little Ian Malcolm David
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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