Economic analysis, moral philosophy, and public policy / Daniel Hausman, Michael McPherson, Debra Satz
Imprint
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017
Edition
3rd ed.
Descript
xx, 397 pages ; 23 cm
CONTENT
Ethics and economics? ; Ethics in welfare economics ; Ethics in positive economics: two examples -- Part I. Rationality, Morality, and Markets : Rationality and utility theory ; Rationality and morality in positive economics ; The ethical limits to markets -- Part II. Welfare and Consequences : Utilitarianism, consequentialism, and justice ; Welfare ; Welfare economics -- Part III. Liberty, Rights, Equality and Justice : Liberty, rights and libertarianism ; Equality and egalitarianism ; Justice and contractualism -- Part IV. Moral Mathematics : Social choice theory ; Game theory -- Psty V. Conclusions : Putting economics and ethics to work ; Economics and ethics, hand in hand