1st Edition
An Economic Philosophy of Production, Work and Consumption A Transhistorical Framework
By Rodney Edvinsson
Copyright 2023
208 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
An Economic Philosophy of Production, Work and Consumption presents a new transhistorical framework of defining production, work and consumption. It shows that they all share the common feature of intentional physical transformation of something external to the agent, at some point in time.
The book opens with a discussion of various theoretical traditions within economics, spanning... Read more
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Production, work and consumption in the history of economic thought
Chapter 3: National Accounts
Chapter 4: Formalising the definitions of production, work and consumption
Chapter 5: Possible applications of the framework
Chapter 6: The contribution of this book
Biography
Rodney Edvinsson is Professor of Economic History at Stockholm University, Sweden.
