Tanglewreck |
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| Author:
| Winterson, Jeanette |
| Read by:
| Hunter, Kelly |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4056-5486-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Publisher: | AudioGo
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| Imprint: | Chivers Children's Audio Books |
| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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What are the ends of economic activity? According to neoclassical theory, efficient interaction of the profit-maximizing "ideal producer" and the utility-maximizing "ideal consumer" will eventually lead to some sort of social optimum. But is that social optimum the same as human well-being? Human Well-Being and Economic Goals addresses that issue, considering such questions as:*Does the maximization of individual welfare really lead to social welfare?*How can we deal with questions of...
More DescriptionWhat are the ends of economic activity? According to neoclassical theory, efficient interaction of the profit-maximizing "ideal producer" and the utility-maximizing "ideal consumer" will eventually lead to some sort of social optimum. But is that social optimum the same as human well-being? Human Well-Being and Economic Goals addresses that issue, considering such questions as:*Does the maximization of individual welfare really lead to social welfare?*How can we deal with questions of relative welfare and of equity?*How do we define, or at least understand, individual and social welfare?*And how can these things be measured, or even assessed?