Economics as applied ethics : fact and value in economic policy /: fact and value in economic policy. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wilfred Beckerman.
• Authors: Beckerman, Wilfred
• Contents: Part 1. Basic Principles -- 1. Preview -- 2. The Main Concepts -- 3. Fact and Value in Personal Choice -- 4. How to Make 'Bad' Choices -- 5. Fact and Value in Economic Policy: three examples -- 6. From Economic 'Efficiency' to Economic Welfare -- 7. The 'Social Welfare Function' -- 8. The 'Mindless' Society -- 9. Utilitarianism: The Search For A Single Over-riding Value -- 10 Constraints on Utilitarianism -- Part 2. Applications -- 11. GDP and Friends -- 12. Happiness -- 13. The Most Important Price: The Discount Rate -- 14. The Price of life -- 15. Equality: Fact or Value -- 16. Equality of What? -- 17. The Boundary of Society in Space -- Annex to Chapter 17: How to share out equitably he burden of combating climate change -- 18. The Boundary of Society in Time -- 19. Overview: The Role of Welfare Economics.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (314 pages)
• Subjects: 330.1556; Economics; Welfare economics; Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects; Value; Management science; Economic theory; Public finance; Political economy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects; Value; Welfare economics; Business & Economics -- Economics -- Theory; Business & Economics -- Public Finance; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Economic theory & philosophy; Public finance; Political economy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319503196; 3319503197
• Related ISBNs: 9783319503189; 3319503189
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 8, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.