Ian Little offers a new defence of utilitarianism as a basis for assessing the role of the State. Lucidly and elegantly he explains how the three disciplines of philosophy, economics, and politics can be integrated to provide guidance on issues of public policy. Anyone interested in public affairs will be enlightened by Little's crisp analysis and any student taking an interdisciplinary course in social science will find a clear framework for thinking about the subject.
In Ethics, Economics, and Politics Ian Little returns to offer a new defence of a rule-based utilitarianism as a basis for assessing the role of the State. Lucidly and elegantly he explains how the three disciplines of philosophy, economics and politics can be integrated to provide guidance on issues of public policy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction
- Part I: Economics and Philosophy
- 1: Personal Utility and Welfare
- 2: Collective Utility and Welfare
- 3: Welfare Economics
- Part II: Politics and Philosophy
- 4: The Role of the State
- 5: Utilitarianism: Theory and Application
- 6: Utilitarianism: Justice and Equality
- 7: Contractarianism
- 8: Communitarianism
- Part III: Economics and Politics
- 9: Games, Conventions, and Public Goods
- 10: Positive Political Economy
- 11: Normative Political Economy
- Part IV: The Principles of Public Policy
- 12: The Principles of Public Policy
