Freedom in Economics: New Perspectives in Normative Analysis

ISBN-13: 9780415154680 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 312 str.

Jean-Francois Laslier; Marc Fleurbaey; Alain Trannoy

Opis

This book presents a range of papers by philosophers and economists who consider the definition and value of liberty; freedom in rights and equality of opportunity. Until recently freedom has played no explicit role in the conceptual framework of economists, however freedom seems to be at the heart of economics. The book provides a substantial contribution to the fruitful dialogue between the philosophy and economics in this area. Each chapter is integrated being followed by comments which explore the underlying debates. Contributors are French economists, philosophers and political scientists, as well as authors from Belgium and the Netherlands.

Spis treści

List of contributors, INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW, Part I: Liberty, 1. THE VALUES OF FREEDOM, 2. LIBERTY AND ITS VALUE, 3. INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM AND SOCIAL CHOICE, 4. FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES: A COMMENT ON CLEMENS PUPPE’S ‘INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM AND SOCIAL CHOICE’, 5. INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM OF CHOICE IN A SOCIAL SETTING, 6. IMPERSONAL VERSUS OBJECTIVIST CONCEPTIONS OF FREEDOM: A COMMENT ON ‘INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM OF CHOICE IN A SOCIAL SETTING’, Part II: Rights, 7. INTERPRETATIVE, SEMANTIC AND FORMAL DIFFICULTIES OF THE SOCIAL CHOICE RULE APPROACH TO RIGHTS, 8. DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SOCIAL CHOICE RULE APPROACH TO RIGHTS: SOME COMMENTS ON BRUNEL AND SALLES, 9. EFFECTIVITY FUNCTIONS, GAME FORMS, GAMES AND RIGHTS, 10. RIGHTS AND POWERS: REFLECTIONS ON BEZALEL PELEG’S THEORY OF EFFECTIVITY FUNCTIONS, GAME FORMS, GAMES AND RIGHTS, 11. RIGHTS, FREE EXCHANGE AND WIDESPREAD EXTERNALITIES, 12. A COMMENT ON ‘RIGHTS, EXCHANGE AND EXTERNALITIES’, Part III: Opportunities, 13. REAL FREEDOM AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE, 14. JUSTICE AS THE FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF FREEDOM: FETISHISM OR STOICISM?, 15. EQUALITY AMONG RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS, 16. EQUALITY VERSUS WHAT?, 17. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALTH: PAYING THE COSTS OF SMOKING-INDUCED LUNG CANCER, 18. SOME TRADE-OFFS IN ROEMER’S MECHANISM, 19. THE EMPIRICAL ACCEPTANCE OF COMPENSATION AXIOMS, 20: COMMENTS ON THE EMPIRICAL ACCEPTANCE OF COMPENSATION AXIOMS’, Subject index, Name index

O autorze

Jean-François Laslier, Marc Fleurbaey, Nicolas Gravel and Alain Trannoy