political preferences, and regards the economist's utilitarian social welfare theory as instrumental to the achievement of … indeterminacy of social welfare theory's fundamental theoretical constructs. In contrast, the author shows that Kant's 'two points … grounded in Kant's 'two points of view', that utilitarian social welfare theory cannot be instrumental to the achievement of …

the teaching of economics. It includes state-of-the-art moral theory alongside traditional approaches to emphasise why …

utilitarianism to liberal thinking on taxation. As such, this unique book will appeal to specialists in the history of economic …

1. Ethics and economics -- 2. Some fundamentals -- 3. Origins of ethics -- 4. The case for indirect utilitarianism -- 5 …. What counts as utility? -- 6. The alleged problem of aggregation -- 7. Is utilitarianism immoral? -- 8. Altruism and self …-interest -- 9. Duty and universalizability -- 10. Rivals of utilitarianism -- 11. Law, government, and policy -- 12. Utilitarianism …

economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and the service sector. The author begins by providing a detailed … standardization process, the author focuses in particular on the role of the firm, which acts as the main impetus for the development … and implementation of new standards. He also examines the fundamental link between technical change and standardization …

, corruption and the growth of -- government 40 -- 6. The indeterminacy of social welfare theory 59 -- 7. The contractarian …-based, procedurally detached theory of the state has contributed to the growth of government. As part of the Kantian … grounded in consequentialist social welfare theory (SWT), the economist's theory of the state must be rejected. Ad hoc …

This distinguished book provides a critical assessment of the relationship between economic theory, scientific …

including an adaptation of game theory, Marengo's computational model of organizational learning and the 'step by step' rule …

differing views regarding the role of economic theory as applied to the real world. William Greer reveals that the intellectual …