Social Economics is a way of thinking about economic affairs that begins with the philosphical foundations. It begins at this level, frequently overlooked by mainstream economists, to illustrate how critical premises are in the construction of an economy and the repair of a dysfunctional economy. Social Economics uses these premises to undertake a rich range of empirical and policy related work. Much of this work is represented in this volume, which brings together leading practioners from the field of social economics. Subjects addressed include: * values and...
Social Economics is a way of thinking about economic affairs that begins with the philosphical foundations. It begins at this level, frequent...
Personalist Economics: Moral Convictions, Economic Realities, andSocial Action examines the nature of the worker and consumer from a personalist perspective, comparing that body of knowledge to what is received from conventional economics. A running theme throughout this book is that personalist economics is attentive to both aspects of human material need - physical need and the need for work as such - in a way that does not disregard human wants. Accordingly, this book is more concerned about the philosophical base and description of the economy's significant...
Personalist Economics: Moral Convictions, Economic Realities, andSocial Action examines the nature of the worker and consumer from ...
This collection of seven essays, a project of the Association for Social Economics, challenges the conventional paradigm of mainstream economicswhich rejects human need as a viable conceptand seeks to establish a new paradigm grounded in human material need under its two distinct aspects: physical need and the need for work as such.
In the Introduction, John B. Davis maintains that mainstream economic theory denies that needs can be distinguished from wants and so does not recognize the importance of this dimension of economic life. He argues that it is virtually impossible to discuss...
This collection of seven essays, a project of the Association for Social Economics, challenges the conventional paradigm of mainstream economicswhi...
Personalist Economics: Moral Convictions, Economic Realities, andSocial Action examines the nature of the worker and consumer from a personalist perspective, comparing that body of knowledge to what is received from conventional economics. A running theme throughout this book is that personalist economics is attentive to both aspects of human material need - physical need and the need for work as such - in a way that does not disregard human wants. Accordingly, this book is more concerned about the philosophical base and description of the economy's significant...
Personalist Economics: Moral Convictions, Economic Realities, andSocial Action examines the nature of the worker and consumer from ...
