1st Edition
Subjectivity in Political Economy Essays on Wanting and Choosing
By David P. Levine
Copyright 1998
160 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the way political economy understands human motivation. In it, the author argues that the assumptions typically made by economists regarding want and choice cannot adequately lay a foundation for answering important questions about the design of economic institutions and the appropriate use of markets. This volume offers an exciting and unusual contribution to political... Read more
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 SUBSISTENCE; Chapter 3 SELF-SEEKING AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS; Chapter 4 KNOWING AND ACTING; Chapter 5 WANTING AND CHOOSING; Chapter 6 NORMATIVE CONSIDERATIONS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index;
Biography
David P. Levine is Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, USA.
