The quality of society essays on the unified theory of capitalism /: essays on the unified theory of capitalism. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Adolfo Figueroa.
• Other Names: Figueroa, Adolfo
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; Book Content; Chapter 2 The Unified Theory of Capitalism: An Overview; The Facts to Be Explained; Seeking Scientific Explanations; Unified Theory of Capitalism: Foundations; The Evolutionary Model; Quality of Society; Science-Based Public Policies; Comparisons with Standard Economics; References; Chapter 3 Science Is Epistemology; The Alpha-Beta Method; Causality in Mechanical Processes; Causality in the Evolutionary Process; On Alternatives to the Alpha-Beta Method; Against Deductivism and Inductivism The Complexity of Accepting/Rejecting Economic TheoriesConclusions; References; Chapter 4 Path Dependence and the Economic Process; Some Analytical Distinctions; Economic Theory of Colonialism: An Outline; Colonial Legacy in the Unified Theory of Capitalism; Endurance of Colonial Institutions Under Capitalism; Explaining the Origin of Western Economic Supremacy; Path Dependence and Institutions; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Population and the Quality of Society; A Dynamic Model with Exogenous Population; Dynamic Model with Endogenous Population; Economic Growth as Entropic Process Population Density EffectConclusions; References; Chapter 6 Unified Theory of Capitalism and Bio-Economics; Foundations of Bio-Economics; Capitalist Model of Bio-Economics; The Workings of the Model; Beta Propositions; Comparing the Unified Theory of Capitalism and Bio-Economics; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7 Individualism in the Anthropocene Age; The Nature of Economic Growth Under Capitalism; Human Behavior Evolution; The Myth of Competition; The Freedom Discourse; Individual Freedom and Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Crime Responsibility Individualism Question in the Anthropocene AgeIndividualism and Quality of Society; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8 Science-Based Public Policies; Positive and Normative Propositions; The Case of Neoclassical Economics; The Case of Unified Theory of Capitalism; Poverty vs Inequality; Income Redistribution Effect vs Economic Growth Effect; Conclusions; References; Chapter 9 Redistribution Through Labor Markets; A Short Run Sigma Model of the Labor Market; Introducing Legal Minimum Wage; Empirical Consistency; The Legal Minimum Wage Effect; Endogenous Three-Tier Labor Incomes Unemployment Insurance PolicyIntroducing a Guaranteed Minimum Income (gmi); Conclusions; References; Chapter 10 Epilogue: New and Old Economics; What Is the Nature of the Unified Theory of Capitalism?; What Is the Major Novelty of the Unified Theory of Capitalism?; How Does the Capitalist System Operate?; What Are the Policy Implications of the Unified Theory?; What Is the Value of Epistemology?; Author Index; Countries Index; Subject Index
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer Nature Palgrave MacMillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 330.122; Capitalism; Cultural pluralism; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise & Capitalism; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030116569; 3030116565
• Related ISBNs: 3030116557; 9783030116552
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographic references and index.
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